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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-18

The school's budget and annual accounts are drawn up for each year from 1st January to 31st December.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…hOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 131-72 Act no. 2010-737 of 1st July 2010 L. 131-73 Order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 L. 131-74 law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-78 and L. 131-79 Act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 131-72 Act no. 2010-737 of 1st July 2010 L. 131-73 Order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 L. 131-74 law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-78 and L. 131-79 Act…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

The coefficients used to calculate the declining balance depreciation are increased to 2, 2, 5 and 3 respectively depending on whether the normal useful life of the equipment is three or four years, f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 21: Hygiene of products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1, with regard to the products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1: The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-13

Masters of ceremony who may avail themselves of the provisions of article R. 2223-50 are deemed to satisfy the diploma requirement mentioned in Article L. 2223-25-1.Funeral advisers and similar person…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial auctioneers

Article R444-42

The provisions of this Title apply to judicial auctioneers and other public or ministerial officers selling movable property, with the exception of those of paragraph 1 of sub-section 1 of section 2 a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-20

The Agency's estimates of revenue and expenditure are drawn up on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…ue proportion, of the amount of the contribution referred to in the third paragraph. From 1 January 2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of…

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