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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the Conseil national de la formation des élus locaux (R)

Article R1221-1

…lected representatives, namely: a) Five elected representatives from municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants; b) Two elected representatives from municipalities with a population of between…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article L821-9

…by the administrative authority. If the company fails to deposit the sum, the fine is increased to €20,000. The conditions for this deposit and its possible return, in particular the maximum period wi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-18

…ngements for accessing the sound recording of the personal interview provided for in article L. 531-20;2° The time limit provided for in article 9-4 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-23-1

The number of professional fire brigade officers and non-commissioned officers in the departmental fire brigade is determined on the basis of a reference workforce set at 31 December of the previous y…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…Haut Conseil pour l'avenir de l'assurance maladie (High Council for the Future of Health Insurance);20° Fonds de financement de la couverture maladie universelle (Universal Health Coverage Fund);21° R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…eration of a bi-fuel engine of type 1A as defined in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2011 of 25 May 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation and amendment of Regulation (E…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

…n to the financing of this project.Without prejudice to the application of the article 9 of law no. 2003-710 of 1 August 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbaine',…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…s provided for in II to XII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1521-1 law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Orde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…tions and procedures laid down in Articles L. 6211-2, L. 6211-7 to L. 6211-9, L. 6211-11 to L. 6211-20 and L. 6211-22; 3° Invoicing, by a medical biology laboratory, for medical biology tests in breac…

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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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