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Article Annexe 4-3

NOTIFICATION FILE FOR A CONCENTRATION OPERATION1. Description of the operation, including:a) A copy of the acts subject to notification and the minutes of the deliberative bodies relating to the conce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-3

COMPOSITION OF THE INVESTMENT SECTION GROUPS OF THE GENERAL BUDGET REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 6145-6. Expenditure GROUP 1 Debt repayment 16: Borrowings and similar debts GROUP 2 Fixed assets 139: Inves…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-2

Any natural or legal person applying for the approval of a circuit or for the renewal of this approval must compile a file which includes: 1° A layout plan of the circuit or a plan of the tracks used…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Control measures for cash transactions and transfers of sums, securities or assets

Article 1649 quater A

Cash transfers, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article A. 38-3, the recovery of the increased fixed fines for misdemeanours provided for in Article 495-18 is carried out by the accountants of the Directorate Gener…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 ter A

I. - In accordance with the first paragraph of Article L. 3315-1 du code du travail and subject to the provisions set out in the third paragraph of the same article, the amount of profit-sharing paid…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-8-1

Examination committees, which may include the specialist examiners referred to in article A. 822-8, present to the selection board, under whose authority they are placed, proposals for marking candida…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe X-I

ANNEX X-I provided for in article R. 3533-2Economic and Social Council of the Departmental Authority of Mayotte Number of council members : 32 (Including: 1 re category: 13; 2 e category: 13; 3 e cate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A bis

In accordance with Article L. 269-1 of the code de justice militaire, the fixed procedural fee applies to decisions of armed forces courts.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-1

The regional and departmental director of youth, sports and social cohesion (DRDJSCS), the regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion (DRJSCS) or the director of youth, sports and social c…

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