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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

…bject to articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20. If the administrative account has not been adopted by 30 June of the year following the year in which the end of the exercise of powers was declared, the rep…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

…eiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, a special equipment tax intended to finance their land and property operations and to finance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…autonomous status of French Polynesia" are inserted;2° In II, the words: "referred to in Article L. 1331-4 du code de la santé publique" are replaced by the words: "necessary to bring wastewater to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…ar in respect of the taxation provided for in 2° and 6° of Article 1001 of the General Tax Code. In 2012, the revenue taken into account in respect of the latter tax is that received by the State in 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D742-9

…ying the conversion methods referred to in Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 231/2013 of 19 December 2012. The absolute value of this equivalent position is then used to calculate the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D743-9

…ying the conversion methods referred to in Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 231/2013 of 19 December 2012. The absolute value of this equivalent position is then used to calculate the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D744-9

…ying the conversion methods referred to in Article 10 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 231/2013 of 19 December 2012. The absolute value of this equivalent position is then used to calculate the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1165

In contracts for the provision of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

Where provisional enforcement has been ordered, it may be stopped, in the event of an appeal, only by the first president and in the following cases: 1° If it is prohibited by law; 2° Where there are…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2332-4

Provided that the economic operators have requested it in good time, additional information on the consultation documents shall be sent no later than:1° In the case of a restricted invitation to tende…

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