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

Article L72-101-11

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the Assembly of Martinique may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and under the condit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-11 (art. A212-167)

EXEMPTIONSHolders of the third year certificate (P2 b), provided for in article 1 of the decree of 30 April 1968, are exempt from the tests for the common part of the examination for the first level S…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-144

…ordered or authorised the seizure of property or the examining magistrate in the event of a judicial investigation being opened after the seizure is made shall have jurisdiction to rule on all reques…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Transitional tax relief

Article 1647 C quinquies C

I. - At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the business property tax, due by businesses in respect of 2010 and 2011, f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-144

I. - The following documents and information are sent or made available to all shareholders under the conditions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the me…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V: Social security and social assistance

Article 1441-4

The special provisions for claims heard by the judicial courts and courts of appeal specially designated pursuant to Articles L. 211-16 , L. 311-15 and L. 311-16 of the Code de l'organisation judiciai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-144

The registrar of a commercial court may issue, by way of simple information, collated copies which are neither signed, sealed nor certified true of documents of any kind filed with the registry of whi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-1

Applications made pursuant to Articles 2 to 20 of Order no. 2009-515 of 7 May 2009 relating to the review procedures applicable to public procurement contracts shall be lodged, investigated and judged…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-5 (art. A212-115)

…MIER DEGRÉ (STATE CERTIFICATE FOR FIRST-DEGREE SPORTS INSTRUCTORS) Bonus points corresponding to titles acquired in an individual capacity and in team sport in the first national division; in this cas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-144

The secondment of civil servants, contractual public-sector employees and State workers working in the armed forces health service to a public health establishment gives rise to reimbursement by the h…

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