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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L7123-6

…Vice-Presidents, the Assembly of French Guyana shall decide on the application of I of article L. 7123-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-15

The ceilings provided for in articles D. 3324-10 and D. 3324-12 apply to the total profit-sharing allocated to each employee.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-112

…ums entered in the foreign sales company's automatic promotion account and the sums invested during 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-1

…nufacture of veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Articles 93 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products.Any activity involving the manufacture,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil penalties

Article R761-1

The formalities of articles R. 721-2, R. 742-12 and R. 742-16 are time-barred on pain of inadmissibility of the claim.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Remote electronic voting

Article R2122-61

Any elector for whom all the information mentioned in article R. 2122-12 is known may vote by remote electronic means.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-4

…available for the species and indication considered within the framework provided for in Articles 112 to 115 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall be administered either by the veterina…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731

1. Gives rise to the application of a 5% surcharge for any delay in the payment of sums that must be paid to the tax administration accountants in respect of taxes other than those mentioned in Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations to declare accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-11

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, credit institutions shall declare the opening, closure or modification of accounts on which cheques may be drawn and the opening, closur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-6

…n opinion on bids submitted by candidates in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 4122-4-15 and R. 4122-4-16. Three, five or seven of its members are appointed in accordance with the…

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