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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-4

…ent deposit of urns or the scattering of ashes, in breach of this code, is punishable by a fine of €15,000 per offence. These provisions do not apply to cinerary sites created before 31 July 2005.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-2

…sanction of a breach punishable by an administrative fine exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person shall lapse after three years have elapsed from the day on which the breac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…Part IV of the Labour Code shall be replaced by the reference to Article 134 of Law No. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° Article L. 1333-9 shall not apply; 3° The last paragraph of I of Article L. 133…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-16

I - The financial indices mentioned in article R. 214-15 meet the following conditions:1° Their composition is sufficiently diversified, in the sense that the following criteria are met:a) The index i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Annexes to article D3512-9-5

Article Annexe I

…ng to transmit the results of the analyses to the public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 of the Public Health Code as quickly as possible;- its undertaking to inform the public establish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…m the provisions of the second paragraph of this article in its wording resulting from Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local authority reform and prior to Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…iness value added contribution and the flat-rate taxes on network companies provided for in Article 1586 of the General Tax Code;3° The sum of the positive or negative amounts resulting from the appli…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L3334-3

Each département receives a lump-sum allocation.I. - From 2015, each département's lump-sum allocation is equal to the amount received the previous year in respect of this allocation. For each departm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-10

…a;3° One dental surgeon from among the permanent teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of university hospital cen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-9

…otal amount levied under this fund is equal to 0.1% of the fraction of value added tax allocated in 2021 to the local authorities mentioned in the first paragraph of this I pursuant to A of IV of Arti…

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