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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

…d over their normal useful life. The provisions of this article apply to buildings completed before 31 December 1990 provided that they are incorporated into production facilities existing on 31 Decem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-11

…budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to settle expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out the operations of order in each of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-59

…dget and accounting management shall be sent to the budget controller at least twice a year, before 31 May and before 30 September, unless an exemption is granted by the budget controller. They shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-9

…he budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to pay expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out the operations of order in each of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-12

…he budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to pay expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out tidying operations in each of the two…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Financial regime

Article L2193-14

…uarantee or a delegation of payment under the conditions defined inarticle 14 of law no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 relating to subcontracting.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-21-1

…the credit institution is subject to one of the resolution measures provided for in Article L. 613-31-16.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Consultation of the Martinique Assembly by the Government

Article L7252-5

Before 31 December each year, the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity submits to the Assembly of Martinique, for its opinion, the general guidelines for the programming of Stat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 88

…f these pensions or annuities.This declaration must be filed with the tax authorities no later than 31 January of the calendar year following that in which these sums were paid.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Seizures notified to public accountants

Article R143-3

Subject to the provisions of article 6-1 of decree no. 93-977 of 31 July 1993 relating to seizures and assignments notified to public accountants and postal cheque centres or the Caisse Nationale d'Ép…

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