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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-51

In the event of a balance remaining in the budget, the annual surplus from the budget for social and cultural activities may be transferred to the operating budget or to associations in accordance wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…able against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is allocated in the following order: 1° Subsidies provided for in Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-2

…ticle 72-2 of the Constitution, the local authorities' own resources are made up of the proceeds of taxes of all kinds for which the law authorises them to set the base, rate or tariff, or for which i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-55

…from the fire and rescue services;b) Donations and legacies;c) Reimbursements from the value added tax compensation fund;d) Reimbursements for services rendered and miscellaneous contributions;e) Sub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article R1311-1

The annual amount of rent, above which any draft emphyteutic administrative lease presented for the completion of an operation of general interest linked to the needs of the justice system, the police…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-30

…the person who placed the order;- relationship to the deceased of the person who placed the order;- amount of the total sum, including all taxes.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-5

…ncerned by the deposit: a) The type and number of the contract, bond, policy or membership ; b) The amount deposited; c) The original currency ; d) The date of knowledge of the death of the policyhold…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-1

…ngs, private law bodies that benefit, by virtue of a legally adopted provision, from special or exclusive rights the effect of which is to reserve for them the exercise of these activities and substan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6364-5

…arges for the collectivity of Saint-Martin resulting from the transfer of powers to it.In 2008, its amount is 2,653,706 euros. This amount corresponds to the average annual amount of funding allocated…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subtitle I: General provisions

Article 2323

…t is the allocation of an asset or a group of assets, present or future, to the preferential or exclusive payment of the creditor.

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