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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-1

…ties under the conditions provided for in 4 of 3° of B of III of article 85 of law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 on finance for 2006. The return of competences is pronounced by the public establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-5

…f the above-mentioned Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, any responsible person and any distributor of cosmetic products may report other a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Conditions for holding office as a member of the community council.

Article L5215-18

…y created for this purpose, the appropriations necessary for this expenditure, which may not exceed 30% of the total amount of the allowances paid each year to the members of the community council, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5216-4-2

…y created for this purpose, the appropriations necessary for such expenditure, which may not exceed 30% of the total amount of the allowances paid each year to the members of the community council, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-7

…sation de la taxe professionnelle en application du IV et IV bis de Article 6 of Law no. 86-1317 of 30 December 1986, as amended, on the initial finance law for 1987;- the estimated amount of compensa…

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

Article D1444-2

…of the Regional Health Agency"; 7° 23° of the same article is deleted and 24° to 31° become 23° to 30°; 8° In the third paragraph of Article D. 1432-46, the words: "in a special formation involving a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Amicable sale

Article R221-31

…ale may only be carried out after the expiry of the one-month period provided for in article R. 221-30, plus, if applicable, the fifteen-day period given to creditors to respond.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

…riginal French-language works, as defined in the decree issued in application of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication, of the nationality of a State party to the E…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-48

…br/>1° Salaries and remuneration paid to authors and artistic personnel, for a minimum amount of 30% of the sums in the financial envelope used to finance development expenditure or development aid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R335-5

…unications Regulatory Authority) designated in application of IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication to implement a means of securing his or her access tha…

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