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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-8

No dismissal, downgrading or disciplinary sanction may be imposed for absences resulting from the application of the provisions of articles L. 2123-1, L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4 on pain of nullity and da…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-7

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 2123-1, L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4 is treated as an actual period of work for the purposes of determining the period of paid leave as well as with regard t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-9

Mayors, on the one hand, and deputy mayors, on the other hand, who, in order to exercise their mandate, have ceased their professional activity, benefit, if they are employees, from the provisions of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contract notices for contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2331-8

For contracts awarded in accordance with one of the formalised procedures listed in articles R. 2324-2 to R. 2324-4, the purchaser shall publish a contract notice in the Official Journal of the Europe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 664

When they give rise to the merged formality pursuant to article 647, the acts referred to in 1 of article 635 are subject to land registration tax under the conditions set out in this code. Correspond…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 662

Subject to special provisions, the following are liable to registration duties:1° When they do not give rise to the merged formality, the deeds referred to in 1 of article 635 ;2° The acts referred to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 665

The provisions subject to land publicity or registration in the Mayotte land register of judicial decisions and deeds excluded from the scope of the merged formality are subject to registration duties…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-2

Any natural or legal person applying for the approval of a circuit or for the renewal of this approval must compile a file which includes: 1° A layout plan of the circuit or a plan of the tracks used…

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Article Annexe 4-5

TABLE SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA CONCERNING AN ACTIVITY WITHOUT PERSONALITY LEGAL INFORMATION TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NOTIFICATION FORM FOR A MERGER OPERATIONActivity: Exercise N closed on: Financial yea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-7

Publications eligible under 4° of Article A. 822-28-3 are taken into account in the year of their legal deposit. For essays, books and publications of articles, the following two cumulative criteria a…

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