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Showing 78417850 of 28915 articles for Art. Cons. conc. n° 91-D-42 du 22 Oct 1991

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-14

…in order to help balance it.When the conditions set out in the previous paragraphs are not met, and due to exceptional and justified circumstances, the local authority may request a joint decision fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-14

…in order to help balance it.When the conditions set out in the previous paragraphs are not met, and due to exceptional and justified circumstances, the local authority may request a joint decision fro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…b of article 39 quinquies D are exempt from any reintegration on the occasion of the disposal of industrial and commercial property leased under a finance lease with an effective term of at least fif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-232-4

The liquid assets referred to in a of 1° of Article R. 214-218 eligible for inclusion in the assets of the securitisation undertaking are : 1° Deposits made with a credit institution whose registered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article D5125-38-1

…L. 4232-11, at the time of his application for registration on the roll provided for in article R. 4222-1. In the event of the cessation of the operation of a pharmacy, the transfer or regrouping of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-6

I. - For the application of a, b and c of 3 of article L. 221-32-2, the number of employees, turnover and balance sheet total mentioned in 2 of the same article are determined in accordance with I of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Price and income observatories.

Article D910-1 C

…ve;g) Three representatives of the consular chambers:the president of the chamber of commerce and industry or his representative;the president of the chamber of trades and crafts or his representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Unified group nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article D6132-13-9

…presentatives form three colleges:1° The college of health managers ;2° The college of nursing, re-education and medico-technical staff;3° The college of nursing assistants.Each of the three colleges…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-11

…internal use mentioned in the third paragraph of Article R. 513-11-10 ensure that they have been produced in compliance with protection standards equivalent to the rules of good practice provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Conditions, procedures for issuing authorisation and related obligations

Article D1-12-6

…on's annual accounts approved at the last general meeting and, where applicable, all the reports produced by the statutory auditor for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed;…

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