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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation of Livret A passbook accounts.

Article R221-4

The interest paid to depositors on Livret A savings accounts is set by order of the Minister for the Economy. Interest paid to depositors starts on the 1st or 16th of each month after the day of depos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-3

A risk of exposure to lead within the meaning of article L. 1334-1 arises when a building or part of a building constructed before 1 January 1949 has deteriorated coverings and is inhabited or regular…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-22

To promote nationwide coverage of the professions mentioned in the first sentence of paragraph 1 of article L. 444-1 and access to the law for as many people as possible, the interprofessional fund fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1 - Financing of the differential end-of-mandate allowance for local elected representatives

Article D1621-2

The compulsory contribution rate referred to in Article L. 1621-2 of this code is set at 0.2% of the total maximum compensation likely to be paid to potential beneficiaries of the fund, as defined in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-7

…la commune mentionne, pour chaque bénéficiaire, le montant de l'aide accordée par le conseil municipal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Withdrawal and payment of resources from the Fonds de solidarité des communes de la région d'Ile-de-France (R).

Article R2531-33

The resources allocated under I of article L. 2531-14 are allocated after deduction of an amount equal to the regularisations made the previous year.For the application of III of article L. 2531-14. 2…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to certain establishments not participating in the public hospital service

Article R6161-37

Private health establishments that have opted for the system of financing by global endowment may request to cease to be subject to this system. They are then subject to the same provisions as the est…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-6

Communities may, by deliberation of their municipal councils, taken before 1st July of the year preceding that of taxation, introduce a local tax on outdoor advertising levied on advertising media wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-32

In application of the last paragraph of article L. 1424-35, when the board of directors has not set the provisional amount of revenue for the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service on 15…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 569

During the time limits for the appeal in cassation and, if there has been an appeal, until the judgment of the Court of Cassation has been delivered, the execution of the judgment of the Court of Appe…

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