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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996 L. 2121-7 the loi n° 2015-366 du 31 mars 2015 L. 2121-8 and L. 2121-9 the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 L. 2121-10 law no. 2015-991 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-2

…and the national average rate of property tax on built-up properties for all the départements. In 2023, the property tax rate used is that for 2020. The synthetic index is obtained by adding these thr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

…e AMF the requested recovery programme or the training programme referred to in V of Article L. 612-23-1, has not heeded a warning, has not complied with a formal notice or has not complied with the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-2

…aff of the Court of Auditors. To do so, he shall implement the procedures defined in article R. 143-23 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code and by the Order of 21 June 2011.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

Victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B or C virus or the human T-lymphotropic virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal prod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-1

…of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU, and their owner is not domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 102 of the Civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-48

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, products approved in accordance with the specific minimum health safety requirements meet the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-21

…guarantee, an allocation equal to 90% in 2012,75% in 2013 and 50% in 2014 of the amount received in 2011.From 2012, the allocation for an eligible commune may be neither less than 90% nor more than 12…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Sommaire

…nomous public health institutions (EPS) and public social and medico-social institutions (EPSMS) >. 23. Staff costs of owners' associations . Heading 3. Expenses relating to the exercise of elective o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

…rticle R. 421-11, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15, L. 421-16 and L. 421-23 as well as the European Blue Card talent passport and the mobility programme researcher talent pa…

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