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Showing 47014710 of 5757 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – 30 June 2022 – pts 29–46

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article D2522-1

…all pay each year, in respect of the current financial year, advance payments each corresponding to 30% of their forecast contribution as it results from the amount of revenue entered for this purpose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5126-41

…conclusion of the agreement provided for in article R. 6152-4 or, where applicable, article R. 6152-30. In the case of pharmacists in the armed forces health service, this practice is subject to the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1465

…um-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-12-1

…n Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 ; e) Responsible for supervising the bodies in charge of the contractual or institutional…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS

Article L1831-2

…tions provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1221-1 Law no. 2021-771 of 17 June 2021 ratifying ordinances no. 2021-45 of 20 January 2021 and no. 2021-71 of 27 January 2021 ref…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

…in application of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste or, in the absence of a tracking document, on the date of exit from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-51

…Money Market Fund Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017: 1° By way of derogation from the provisions of I, the distributable sums may also include…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

…rofessional agreement made compulsory within one month of the publication of law no. 2009-669 of 12 June 2009 promoting the dissemination and protection of creativity on the internet, the cinematograp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R631-5

…in Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or by order of the Minister in charge of the economy, to the European Parliament, the Coun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-59

…icle L. 311-46 ; 2° When it carries out the assessment referred to in Article L. 311-11, when it adopts the measures provided for in III of Article L. 311-12 of the same code, and when it draws up the…

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