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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article L3232-2

The financial aid mentioned in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 is distributed by department. The department shall, on the basis of proposals submitted by the local authorities, decide how…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CREATION

Article L4111-1

I. - The regions are territorial collectivities.II. - Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to the overseas regions and the territorial collectivity of Corsica, the regions are made up of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The central body of Crédit Agricole.

Article R512-18

The Crédit Agricole network comprises the central body, the Regional Banks and the Local Banks referred to in Articles L. 512-34 and L. 512-35. Credit institutions and finance companies that are contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-5

The provisions of article D. 3333-1 are applicable to the communal share of the excise duty on electricity. For the application of article L. 2333-2, the amounts of the communal share of the excise du…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 bis

I. - 1° Intra-Community acquisitions of tangible movable property made for consideration by a taxable person acting as such, or by a non-taxable legal entity when the vendor is a taxable person acting…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 456

The judgment may be drawn up on paper or electronically. It shall be signed by the President and by the Registrar. If the president is unable to attend, this is noted on the minutes, which are signed…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-6

The jury, which is sovereign in its deliberations, informs the rector of the academic region, or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L452-1

Exporting to a country outside the European Union a foodstuff that is injurious to health or an animal feed that is dangerous, in disregard of the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/20…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-25

Except in the cases provided for in Articles R. 512-28 and R. 512-29, any sampling carried out pursuant to Article L. 511-16 includes at least three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article R670-3

In the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle: 1° The order provided for in Article R. 642-28 in addition to the information specified in article R. 642-22, the statements appearing in the art…

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