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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Regional Health Agency for French Guiana

Article D1444-2

…ed by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency"; 3° The last paragraph of Article D. 1432-29 is not applicable; 4° Le 2° des articles D. 1432-37 et D. 1432-41 est remplacé par les dispositio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Schedules

Article R4251-13

…blue belt, the strategic action plan and the map atlas provided for in Articles R. 371-26 to R. 371-29 of the Environment Code.The appendices may also include any documents, analyses, assessments and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown belo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-10

…initive decision that they are not criminally responsible pursuant to articles 706-120,706-125,706-129,706-133 or 706-134. III.-By decision of the public prosecutor, taken pursuant to the provisions o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

I. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

I.-Municipalities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, partially or total…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-2

…it benefits from aid granted by the support fund created by the article 92 of law no. 2013-1278 of 29 December 2013 of finance for 2014, this local authority may deduct from this outstanding debt the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article Annexe art. A211-11

Notice for victims of road traffic accidents involving a land-based motor vehicle The following information is intended to explain what you need to do and how you will be compensated. It has been deli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-19

The professional practice standard relating to events subsequent to the end of the financial year, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-560 Events after the end of the financial ye…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…ber and 31 December 2012 is determined in accordance with A of IV of Article 10 of Law 2012-1509 of 29 December 2012 on finance for 2013; 2° The rate applicable to capital gains resulting from contrib…

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