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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6a : Inventory of fixtures, rental charges and taxes

Article L145-40-2

Every rental contract includes a precise and restrictive inventory of the categories of charges, taxes and fees relating to this lease, including an indication of how they are divided between the less…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6a : Inventory of fixtures, rental charges and taxes

Article L145-40-1

When the lessee takes possession of the premises in the event of the conclusion of a lease, transfer of the right to lease, transfer or gratuitous transfer of the business and when the premises are re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-404-1

A hospital career commitment agreement may be concluded, on the proposal of the head of the division or, failing that, the head of the department, the head of the functional unit or another internal s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-1

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the department, pursuant to article L. 1614-7, is required to continue compiling statistics relating to the exercise of the powers transferred to it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-4

Agreements between the State and the département may provide for: - the transmission of computer media that comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised doc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-2

Before 1 July each year, the president of the departmental council sends a statement describing the organisation of the housing solidarity fund, the local funds created pursuant to article 7 of Act no…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-3

The statistical information provided by the departmental council covers the financial contributions received and their origin, the financial aid applied for and granted and other interventions, and is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-40

The fund manager, the board of directors or the management board of the management company appoints the fund's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Special conditions for the "pneumology" option

Article D6124-177-40

Depending on the patient's clinical condition, the authorisation holder offers each patient care in at least two of the following therapeutic areas: physical therapy, occupational therapy, dietetics,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Reception, catering, accommodation and maintenance in collèges and lycées.

Article R1614-40-5

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the départements, regions and the local authority of Corsica, pursuant to Article L. 1614-7, are required to continue compiling statistics relating t…

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