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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information and prevention

Article L3511-1

The Government sets the date of an annual event called "No Smoking Day" by decree.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-1

Commercial courts are courts of first instance, composed of elected judges and a court clerk. Their jurisdiction is determined by the present code and specific codes and laws. Commercial courts are su…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-1

…des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 541-2, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447 bis

…its industrial establishments is subject to business property tax. The same applies to maintenance and major repairs, study and applied research activities carried out in these same establishments an…

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

Article L3661-13

…nded to the local authority's administrative account. It specifies, for each municipality, the list and purpose of the grants, their total amount and the ratio between this amount and the population o…

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

Article L3541-1

Article L. 3313-1 is not applicable to the Department of Mayotte. The approved budget and administrative account of the Département of Mayotte shall remain deposited at the Hôtel du Département where…

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

Article L3661-11

…ted in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the approval of the administrative account and, in any event, before the close of the following financial year. The allocation decision taken b…

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

Article L3661-14

For the application of article L. 3313-1, the place where the documents are made available to the public is the head office of the local authority. These documents may also be made available to the pu…

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

Article L3661-10

The President of the Lyon Metropolitan Council presents the Administrative Account to the Lyon Metropolitan Council each year, which debates it under the chairmanship of one of its members.The Preside…

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

Article L3661-12

…er the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by decree.

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