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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 L2333-92

…tre is subsequent to 1 January 2006 or results from a prefectoral authorisation obtained prior to 1 July 2002, as well as those that have benefited, prior to 1 July 2002, from aid paid by the Agency f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9

…s belonging to the grouping, concerning medical, dental, pharmaceutical and midwifery professionals;9° The territorial cooperation policy concerning the member establishments;10° Territorial research…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-12-1

…n article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code or required in application of articles L. 3131-8 or L. 3131-9 and having completed the second year of the second cycle of medical studies may perform nursing ac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-2

…audiovisual works abroad submitted to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée between 20 July 2020 and 31 December 2021, in addition to the expenses mentioned in article 722-19, this aid al…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Exemption provisions relating to direct allocations based on the distribution conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-63

For cinematographic works shown in cinemas in 2021:1° By way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinemas is increased to two hundred and fifty;2° By way of derogation from 5…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-3

When they choose to submit their safety management system to periodic inspection under the conditions set out in article R. 342-12-2, operators must inform the Prefect. They shall have an initial insp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-12

The actions provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-9 are determined after consultation with the local authorities concerned, the consular bodies and the social partners who are members of the regional join…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

…ons of articles L. 2333-12 and L. 2333-16, these maximum rates are, with effect from 1st January 2009, per square metre and per year:1° For advertising and signs displayed using a non-digital process:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-3

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies which provide the investment service referred to in Article L. 321-1 .4 shall not accept, unless they return them in full to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-9

The election of the representatives of the départements shall take place by means of ballot papers sent by registered post or handed in against receipts to the secretariat of the census commission pro…

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