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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-7

The articles L. 3335-1 and L. 3335-2 apply to the Metropole of Lyon.In 2015, 2016 and 2017, for the application of Article L. 3335-2 to the Rhône department and the Metropole of Lyon, the transfer dut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-19

…haring and the mathematical provisions relating to the commitments expressed in euros of each plan; 2° The provision for payment risks is calculated for each portfolio of securities and investments th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article R131-7

…ident or a section or chamber president, two assessors chosen from among the persons referred to in 2° of Article L. 131-3 and two assessors chosen from among the persons mentioned in 3° of the same a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L444-5

…d L. 462-2-1, may collect: 1° Any useful data from the professionals mentioned in Article L. 444-1; 2° Statistical information defined by regulation, from bodies representing these professionals.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-1

…31-1-1, L. 2131-4 and L. 2131-4-1, in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021;2° Article L. 2131-4-2, in the version resulting from Law no. 2011-814 of 7 July 2011.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-4-2

…therapist illegally without :1° holding a certificate of competence in speech and language therapy ;2° Hold one of the diplomas or certificates of study in speech and language therapy issued by the Mi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

1. The withholding tax provided for in 2 of article 119 bis is not applicable to dividends distributed to a legal entity that meets the conditions listed in 2 of this article by a company or organisat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-9

The territorial authority shall forward to the representative of the State in the department or, where applicable, to his delegate in the arrondissement, or to the representative of the State in the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article R3115-17-1

The points of entry to the territory mentioned in articles R. 3115-16 and R. 3115-17 have the technical capacities set out in paragraph 2 of this sub-section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2573-37

I. - The articles L. 2253-1 to L. 2253-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from the renewal of the municipal councils in 2008 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III…

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