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Showing 53615370 of 7195 articles for Art. n° 18PA03648 · CAA Marseille 31 March 2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-362

…in article R. 6152-39, on the list drawn up in application ofarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…ubject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2131-1 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-2 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

Specification of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-5

…initive cessation, withdrawal or suspension of an activity issued in application of article L. 1333-31.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies A

…e declaration is submitted after the deadline, the allowance applies for the period remaining after 31 December of the year in which the declaration was submitted.This allowance applies to tax assesse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Tax revenue and fees

Article L3662-3

…owing the creation of the Lyon metropolis.II. - The protocol provided for in I shall be drawn up by 31 December 2014 at the latest by the local commission responsible for assessing the costs and resou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-114

…paragraph of Article R. 225-115 and, where applicable, in the second paragraph of Article R. 22-10-31.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2661-4

…or the application of the regulatory provisions of Book III in French Polynesia : 1° In article R. 2311-5 : a) 2° is deleted ; b) In 6°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European stan…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-4

…cation of the regulatory provisions of Book III to the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In article R. 2311-5 : a) 2° is deleted ; b) In 6°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European stan…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-4

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book III in New Caledonia:1° In article R. 2311-5:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 6°, the words: "the other technical standards drawn up by the European stan…

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