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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-13

…apprenticeship and continuing vocational training programmes provided for in article 84 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition des compétences entre les communes, les départem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-3

The Board of Directors regulates the business of the institution through its deliberations. It deliberates in particular on:

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

…2 must provide proof that they hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 ou du diplôme d'études supérieures comptables et financières ou qu'ils ont…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-19

…laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-1

Medical devices and active implantable medical devices manufactured from non-viable tissues of animal origin or non-viable products derived from tissues of animal origin, falling within the scope defi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 B

Locations and local authority groupings with their own tax system may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, totally or partially exempt, for the portion of pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-3

Where the exemptions from property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1384,1384-0 A and 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code, result in a substantial loss of revenue for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe I-0-2 (art. A114-4)

Annex not reproduced you can consult the image in the facsimile of the JO nº 0222 of 23/09/2016, text n º 1, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033138637

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6312-1

…tative of the State in Saint-Martin exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n°2007-1072 of 6 July 2007 relating to the representative of the State in the collectivity of Saint-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-5

SITUATION at 31 December N Total amount expressed in millions of euros (€M) SITUATION at 31 December N expressed in number of contracts concerned GLOBAL AMOUNT paid to beneficiaries or transferred to…

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