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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…e decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 621-7n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-117

The rates of the fees set above are established for one calendar year.The financial terms of the calculation of the ceiling of the fees defined in article R. 2333-114 change on 1st January of each yea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-3

…allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity, provided for in article L. 123-29, is signed by the president of the consular chamber or his representative. It includes the follow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article D4425-35

For the application of 19° of Article L. 4425-29, the constitution of provisions for risks and charges is mandatory as soon as the risk arises and the recognition of depreciation is mandatory in the e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L351-1

…utuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 311-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article LO6475-2

The new costs incurred by the local authority pursuant to the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer shall be subjec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-18

The school's budget and annual accounts are drawn up for each year from 1st January to 31st December.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-14

The deadlines mentioned in article L. 3142-29, with a view to deferring an employee's departure on sabbatical leave, run from the date of submission of the request provided for in article D. 3142-19.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-1

I. - The College shall meet when convened by its Chairman or at the request of half of its members. If the Chairman is absent, he shall appoint one of the other members of the College to chair the mee…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 bis

Unless it takes the place of registration duties under article 664, the land registration tax is only refundable in the event of an error by the service responsible for land registration. Subject to t…

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