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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-3

…boundaries of these arrondissements as they stood on 1 January 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-1169 du 31 décembre 1982 relative à l'organisation administrative de Paris, Marseille, Lyo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1405

…f any of these securities or the acceptance of the assignment of receivables in accordance with the loi n° 81-1 du 2 janvier 1981 facilitant le crédit aux entreprises.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-9

…mbly of French Guyana may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-9

…e Martinique Assembly may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS TO THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article L7331-3

The creation of the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique constituted pursuant to loi n° 2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011 relative aux collectivités territoriales de Guyane et de Martiniq…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-12-1

…nt of compensation due to the victim, taking into account the benefits listed in l'article 29 de la loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 et des indemnités de toute nature reçues ou à recevoir d'autres débi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-2

…ortal at any time and of their rights of access and rectification under the articles 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-9

I. - The right to object provided for in Article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au portail électronique en ce qui con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation (R).

Article R5211-38

Except in the cases provided for by IV of Article L. 5210-1-1 and by Articles 60 and 61 of the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, decisions are taken by a…

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

Article L4331-2

…uit net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée perçue en application des A à C du IV de l'article 8 de la loi n° 2020-1721 du 29 décembre 2020 de finances pour 2021.

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