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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK V: FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L6500

From the 2020 financial year, a global autonomy grant is instituted for the benefit of French Polynesia, by deduction from State revenue, intended to compensate for the operating costs borne by this c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2-1

…f this article.III. - The share of the proceeds from the excise duty on energy mentioned in Article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services allocated to each region and to the territorial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35

…re not part of a group subject to supervision on a consolidated basis within the meaning of Article L. 613-20-1 ; 3° EU parent undertakings;4° Where applicable, by decision of the supervisory board or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…ording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 O…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…presentative of the State in the Ile-de-France region under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-17 and L. 5211-20.The Greater Paris metropolitan area is constituted with a view to defining…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Cross-industry agreements.

Article L2232-2-1

…the elections taken into account for the measurement of the audience provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9, at least 30% of the votes cast in this college in favour of organisations recognised as r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ts and the territorial authorities of Martinique and Guyana under the conditions defined in article L. 2334-41;Local authorities in mainland France that meet the following three conditions:1° The loca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-3

…epetition of the breach within two years of the date on which the first penalty decision became final.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-32-1

Each year, before 30 April of the following year, local investment funds send the Autorité des marchés financiers a summary statement of the companies financed, the securities held and the amounts inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…ording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 O…

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