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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-5

…d charges is obtained by adding together the ratios defined in a, b and c by weighting the first by 20%, the second by 60% and the third by 20%;3°The allocation due to each inter-municipal grouping an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-32

…tion of the secondary insolvency proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-44

…scale of 100 points provided for in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

…fact, by any person offering an online intermediation service within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and trans…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a of amended Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the ide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A

…ics pursuant to article L. 235-1 du code de la route ou du 3° des articles 221-6-1, 222-19-1 ou 222-20-1 of the Penal Code, the fixed procedural fees provided for in this article shall be increased by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The office.

Article L5211-10

…r members. The number of vice-presidents is determined by the deliberative body, but may not exceed 20%, rounded up to the next whole number, of the total number of members of the deliberative body, n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-7

…for by the regulatory technical standard adopted pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 45 of Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1523-2

…ll apply in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2021-684 of 28 May 2021; II. - In Articles R. 1333-12, R. 1333-19, R. 1333-20, R. 1333-21, R. 1333-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016…

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