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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-86

Investment and operating expenses for any action falling within the remit of the mobility organising authorities within the meaning of articles L. 1231-1 and L. 1231-1-1 of the Transport Code, includi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-86

The sentence of home detention under electronic surveillance is suspended by any pre-trial detention or incarceration resulting from a custodial sentence occurring during its execution. In accordance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-86

Certificates of ownership and other certificates or attestations recording the transfer of ownership of movable property (number 47 of table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° Where the value of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-86

No establishment dependent on the armed forces may be registered in the directory other than in accordance with the registration procedures defined by a joint order of the Minister for Defence or the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Secondment to another company

Article D5213-86

A disabled employee who has resigned from an adapted enterprise or to work in an ordinary enterprise benefits, within one year of the termination of his contract, from the priority hiring mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional and interregional councils

Article D4311-86

For the renewal by half of the regional or inter-regional councils, the composition of each of the fractions is determined as follows: 1° For councils composed of two pairs of self-employed nurses, on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coverage of professionalisation contracts

Article D6332-86

In the absence of a fixed amount for reimbursement as provided for in article D. 6332-85, this amount is set at 9.15 euros per hour or, when it relates to contracts concluded with the persons mentione…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-86-1

Where the account holder is a sole trader with limited liability, the provisions of this section apply :- to accounts relating to unrestricted assets where the payment incident is the result of a cheq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The network

Article L512-86-1

In order to guarantee the liquidity and solvency of the savings bank network, the central body of the savings banks and banques populaires referred to in Article L. 512-106 has at its disposal the com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Preparation and implementation (R)

Article R1614-42

The appropriations for the special assistance mentioned in article R. 1614-41 are delegated to the regional prefects in mainland France and to the prefect of Corsica. They are divided between them as…

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