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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions

Article L5216-8-1

The loss of revenue suffered by the conurbation community as a result of the extension from fifteen to twenty-five years of the exemptions from property tax on built properties provided for in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-8-1

…made during the calendar year to an amount greater than the taxes and charges for the financial year.This article is applicable to the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in the article 3 of law…

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

Article L71-111-8

…ations per chapter equal to one third of the authorisations opened during the previous financial year. The corresponding appropriations are entered in the budget when it is adopted or settled. The acc…

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

Article L72-101-8

…ations per chapter equal to one third of the authorisations opened during the previous financial year. The corresponding appropriations are entered in the budget when it is adopted or settled. The acc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIIa: Appeal to the Court of Cassation

Article 897-1-B

If the appellant in cassation resides outside the island where the court which handed down the contested decision has its seat, the statement of appeal provided for in Article 576 may also be made by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIIa: Appeal to the Court of Cassation

Article 897-1-A

The time limit for lodging an appeal provided for in the first paragraph of article 568 is extended to one month if the applicant in cassation resides outside the island where the court that handed do…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-8

…secure manner shall be specified by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior.The terms and conditions under which victims filing a complaint electronically must identify thems…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Conditions, procedures for issuing authorisation and related obligations

Article D1-12-8

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-8

For the application of Article 694-28, where more than one Member State is able to provide the full necessary technical assistance for the same interception of telecommunications, the European Investi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-8

For the application of 2° of article L. 214-24-23, articles D. 214-32-7-5 to D. 214-32-7-7 and articles D. 214-32-7-13 to D. 214-32-7-15 are applicable to the AIF or its management company.

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