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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-4

…before the information sheet referred to in the first paragraph is issued or, failing that, on the last preceding working day, and which was used to determine the repayments, the term of the loan and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…n article 302 septies A or allowed to file their returns by calendar quarter in accordance with the last paragraph of 2 of Article 287 pay this tax by means of two instalments paid during the year in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-22

…of children aged between three and sixteen domiciled in the commune, established at the time of the last census.4° For a maximum of 10% of its amount, according to the difference between the commune's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: THE PRESIDENT, STANDING COMMITTEE AND BUREAU OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4133-5

…rder of presentation on each list. If several lists have the same average for the allocation of the last seat, the seat is allocated to the list that has obtained the highest number of votes. In the e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-2

…is attached to the administrative account only;3° An aggregated presentation of the results for the last known financial year of the region's main budget and annex budgets. This document is attached t…

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

Article L4425-24

…fice national des forêts in Corsica relating to the management of the property transferred over the last ten years prior to the transfer, less the expenditure remaining to be borne by the State and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article L5111-1-1

…ame public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status by virtue of the last paragraph of Article L. 5111-1 are subject to the conditions set out in I of this article. By w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-4

…es of the following AIFs:a) Falling under II of Article L. 214-24, excluding those mentioned in its last paragraph, and excluding AIFs falling under I of Article L. 214-167 and those mentioned in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18

…continuation of the business or when the continuation of the business is terminated pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 641-10 of the French Commercial Code and the apprenticeship contract mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1

…ived by the health care organisation from the compulsory health insurance schemes in respect of the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed.

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