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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-8

…cree declares the said works and structures to be in the public interest pursuant to article R. 412-19 of the same code and authorises, where applicable, the clearing required under article L. 311-1 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A

…ed as narcotics pursuant to article L. 235-1 du code de la route ou du 3° des articles 221-6-1, 222-19-1 ou 222-20-1 of the Penal Code, the fixed procedural fees provided for in this article shall be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768

…ment has been made or on expiry of the time limits mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and in second paragraph of article 530.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Mandates entrusted with the execution of expenditure and the collection of revenue (articles D. 1611-32-10 to D. 1611-32-13)

Article D1611-32-12

…revenue wrongly collected, the same controls as those provided for in the d and e of 2° of Article 19 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…re pyrotechnic activities are carried out which are fitted only with such doors; 5° Article R. 4462-19-Width of exits and clearances ; 6° Article R. 4462-20-Distance of workstations from exits or shel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210-0 A

…set contribution transactions that do not fall within the scope of Council Directive 2009/133/EC of 19 October 2009 on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, partial divisions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…at least half of the communes located in a mountain area delimited pursuant to article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne ou regroupant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

I.-In each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the differen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe I

…F COMPANIES I. - Definition of accounting books Under the terms of the articles 59 and 60 du décret n° 85-1389 du 27 décembre 1985, la comptabilité spéciale des administrateurs judiciaires et des mand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

Assigned property, on the date of promulgation of Law no. 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, par les communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation an…

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