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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-1

…tion of the budget or, failing that, until 31 March of the financial year to which it applies or 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the President of the Territorial Counci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-6

…Accounting Standards Authority) pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 1 of Law No. 98-261 of 6 April 1998 reforming accounting regulations and adapting the land registration system, as well as th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-20

…ember State of the European Union shall send to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by 30 April at the latest, a file in duplicate comprising: 1° All official documents proving their identit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contribution and management

Article R6332-77-1

…ers in application of the first paragraph of this article is paid to France Compétences before 30th April of the year following the end of the financial year. The Fonds d'Assurance Formation de Non-Sa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…to the adaptations provided for in II to XV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 2123-1 and R. 2123-2 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

…to an express request. [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2022-846 DC of 19 January 2023] the operation is authorised by the public prosecutor or by the inves…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

A financial holding company is a financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21 whose subsidiaries are exclusively or mainly institutions or financial institutions, at least one of thes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…g costs mentioned in article L. 7125-14 as well as contributions to the fund set up by Article L. 1621-2;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 7125-27and to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

…umn of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of 7 July…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L774-2

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of 7 July…

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