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Showing 10111020 of 44086 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-587 du 29 mai 2015

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4310-1

…elopment objectives set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report and, if necessary, the proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-2

…lopment objectives included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report and, if necessary, the proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-2

…lopment objectives included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report and, if necessary, the proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-110-2

…pment concerning the operation of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana, the policies it conducts on its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation and contri…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter B

…ng from or going abroad is linked to one of the activities listed in Article 3(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013-403…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-74

…tate or premises useful for the exercise of the profession; 4° All sums in cash; 5° The partners' industry, which by virtue of the article 10 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 does not contribut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…mentioned in article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-1

…ivigilance is carried out on : 1° Novel foods within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods ; 2° Food…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 797

I - Undeveloped properties and rights relating to these properties are exempt from death duties under the following conditions:1° The properties in question are undivided within a cadastral parcel;2°…

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