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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…that is located on the territory of one or more member municipalities, and the collection of the proceeds of these taxes. I bis. - I is applicable to communities of communes which, before 31 December…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

…f gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other precious metals or to goods represented by a storage receipt mentioned in article L. 522-37-1 of the French Commercial Code, where at least one of the part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-28

…ng revenue and actual operating expenditure taken into account for the City of Paris are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.For the application of articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2, L. 333…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-4

…is to promote agricultural production, as well as their unions and federations;5° Caisses d'assurances et de réassurances mutuelles agricoles et les caisses mutuelles d'allocations familiales agricol…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

I.-The first four classes of offences for which prosecution is extinguished by payment of a fixed fine are as follows: 1° Offences punishable under the Highway Code whether or not they result in a wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

I. - Without prejudice to Articles L. 511-41-3 and L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a credit institution, a class 1 bis investment firm or a finan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…ing constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L710-1

In their capacity as intermediary bodies of the State, the establishments of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry network each have a function of representing the interests of industry, commerce and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe VI

Appendix VI to articles D. 2224-1, D. 2224-2 and D. 2224-3.PUBLIC SANITATION SERVICE The characteristics and indicators mentioned below are established, unless otherwise indicated, for the financial y…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…term of the lease may not be less than nine years.However, the lessee has the option of giving notice of termination at the end of a three-year period, at least six months in advance, by registered l…

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