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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-9

The share of the equalisation allowance for the regions mentioned in Article L. 4332-8 received by the overseas regions is determined by applying to the total amount of the equalisation allowance thre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-1

A generic medicinal product may not be marketed until ten years have elapsed following the initial marketing authorisation of the reference medicinal product. However, this period is extended to eleve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L934-1

…e first paragraph, the words: "the European Commission, the Minister for the Economy or the General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence on a proposal from the Rapporteur" are replaced by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-17

In the event of the issue of preference shares under the conditions provided for in article L. 228-12, the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall indicate the characteristics o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-5

A company's goodwill on first consolidation is allocated to the appropriate line items in the consolidated balance sheet; the unallocated portion of this goodwill is recorded under "goodwill" on the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-29

The removal or containment work referred to in this sub-section must be completed within thirty-six months of the date on which the owner receives the identification report or the results of the dust…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of location surveys and reports

Article R1334-22

I.-"Identification of list C materials and products containing asbestos" means the task of : 1° Searching for the presence of List C materials and products; 2° Searching for the presence of any other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5-2

I.-The partial exemption from financial penalties provided for in IV of Article L. 464-2 is granted when the following conditions are met: 1° The applicant satisfies the conditions laid down in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-8

I.-When the General Rapporteur intends to submit to the High Council a request for the provisional suspension of a statutory auditor pursuant to Article L. 824-7, it will notify the interested party o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-1

The information file provided for in article LO 1112-8 is made available to the public by the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, at least fifteen days before the poll.The information pack is made avail…

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