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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article R1311-3

The competent State authority mentioned in Articles L. 1311-9, L. 1311-11 et L. 1311-12 is the departmental director of public finance.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6224-6

The provisions of articles D. 6222-6, D. 6222-7 and D. 6222-9 do not apply to medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…rcise the competences listed in I of l'article L. 5217-2 on the date of entry into force of Law no. 2014-57 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter C

…of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises given in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B bis

…ble and non-transferable, except in the cases and under the conditions set out in articles L. 214-169 to L. 214-190 and L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. In the event o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5223-2

…list referred to inarticle L. 165-1 of the Social Security Code, for the purpose being advertised; 9° Where applicable, the internal reference number.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-5

…safety regulations; 5° Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 212-1, L. 212-2, L. 212-9 and L. 322-1. The sports association benefiting from the authorisation is informed in advance of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-168

…ne hand, to invest directly or indirectly in one or more of the assets mentioned in Article L. 214-190-1 and, on the other hand, to finance them, under the conditions set out in that Article.They take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-14

…ourable contractual provisions, is equal to double the compensation provided for in article L. 1234-9.However, these indemnities are not payable by an employer who establishes that the employee's refu…

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