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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article Annexe art. A211-11

…o. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 , published in the Journal officiel of 6 July 1985;- decree no. 86-15 of 6 January 1986 published in the Journal officiel of 7 January 1986. The law of 5 July 1985 improved th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-2

…13 or Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, equivalent to the requirements laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. The Auto…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…security contributions; 4° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…s, this tax credit applies:a. (Repealed)b. To the expenditure referred to in this b, paid between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2020, in respect of:1° (Repealed)2° the acquisition and installation of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-9

In the absence of the Chairman and where there is a Vice-Chairman, the latter shall chair the meeting and shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.In the same case and where there is no Vice-Ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-22

In the event of absence or impediment of the pharmacists in charge or delegates, their replacement may not exceed one year, except in the case of military obligations. In this case, the replacement pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-4

The declarations provided for in article R. 312-3 must identify : 1° In all cases, the sports facility, its use and its characteristics, as well as its owner and, where applicable, its operator; 2° In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

…ration, the State representative may authorise the metropolis to withdraw from the syndicate on 1st January of the year following the date of the transfer of competence, under the conditions provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-7

…asset give rise to an allocation from the fund for actual investment expenditure carried out from 1 January 2006 if: a) The asset is entrusted to a third party that is responsible either for managing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

…procedures defined in section 3 of chapter III of title II of the aforementioned law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.Persons producing or marketing products mentioned in II of article L. 5311-1 of this co…

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