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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article D5211-16

The reimbursement of the operating costs of the service made available in application of II of article L. 5211-4-1 is made on the basis of a unit operating cost for the service, multiplied by the numb…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-19

…using an electronic signature or a handwritten signature collected in digital form, provided for in II of Article R. 49-1 or by Article D. 589-2, must meet the following technical characteristics:-the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-16

…as not been possible to establish his identity, that of the holder of the registration certificate. II.-The amount of the fixed fine incurred as well as the amount of this fine in the event of a reduc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-3-1

…ake the appropriate corrective measures and inform the authority which referred the matter to them. II - The checks and inspections carried out by the officers mentioned in article L. 1421-1 concernin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-46-1

The liquid financial instruments referred to in XII of article L. 214-28 are: 1° Treasury bills; 2° Money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of article L. 214-24-55 whose remuneration does not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-93

…ion 1 or FIA governed by paragraph 1 of sub-section 2 of section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II, or UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the Eur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the adult critical care modality

Article D6124-28

…least six beds for the haematology intensive care unit as described in 5° of article R. 6123-34-1. II. - By way of derogation from I, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may authorise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-3

I.-Income net of levies resulting from the application of a of A of I and of II of Article 1641 of the General Tax Code to property tax on built-up properties are allocated to the départements as comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5-5

…st three paragraphs of Article R. 464-5, includes the information referred to in 1° and 3° to 6° of III. II - The summary application referred to in I, which is subject to the conditions set out in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 G ter

…ned in article L. 174-5 of the French Mining Code and located in areas at risk, as defined in 1° of II of article L. 562-1of the Environmental Code, and delimited by the plan.The deliberation concerns…

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