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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…finance laws; 6° The general conditions for granting the financial aid mentioned in articles L. 411-13 and L. 411-14; 7° General conditions for the conclusion and performance of contracts and agreemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-35

…he Commercial Code are fulfilled by the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 of this Code.Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code is applicable, under the conditio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-33

…months preceding the stock shortage, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 5124-13 and for the duration of the stock shortage. The defaulting pharmaceutical company shall pay to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-47

The Steering Committee referred to in articles L. 1142-24-3, L. 1142-24-13, L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 is chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Office. In addition to its chairman, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-5

…involuntarily unemployed within the meaning of articles L. 421-1, L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 shall not be deemed to have ceased to fulfil the condition of activity laid down in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L4321-1

…l'hôtel de la région;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 4135-15 to L. 4135-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in Article L. 41…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-102

…f title I of book II and categories of personnel, including the persons mentioned in article L. 511-13, risk-takers, persons exercising a supervisory function and any employee whose total income falls…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

…so as to comply with the general ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the 2012 finances for chambers of trades and crafts.This individual ceiling is obta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-1

…licable to Wallis and Futuna:1° Articles L. 5421-1 to L. 5421-3, L. 5421-6 and L. 5421-6-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5421-14 and L. 5421-15 ;2° Articles L. 5422-1, L. 5422-2 and L. 5422-9 ; 3° Articles L. 5424-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 37

…e last taxed period or, in the case of a new business, from the commencement of operations until 31 December of the year in question. These same profits are then deducted from the results of the balan…

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