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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Transfers and other transactions resulting from verbal agreements

Article 640 A

In the absence of deeds, taxable disposals and redemptions of real estate investment trust units must be declared in the month of their date.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation of the company.

Article R814-72

…including when the company is a multi-professional practice company as provided for in Article L. 811-7-1-A or Article L. 812-5-1-A.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Octobe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-5

…ortionment of its costs between the spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of the spouses is in receipt of legal aid.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-25

The list of acts performed by the trainee provided for in Article R. 811-28-2 is set out in I of Annex 8-1-1 to this book.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-23

In application of Article 1 of the Order of 4 February 2014 establishing the nomenclature of terms for the national master's degree, the title of the degree mentioned in Article L. 811-5 is as follows…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-24

…ndidate an invitation to attend at least fifteen days before the hearing referred to in article R. 811-28-1, mentioning the day, time and place of the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-9 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-1-1)

Article Annexe 8-9

…CERTIFICATE PREPARATORY FOR THE DUTIES OF AUDITORIn application of the provisions of article A. 822-1-1, the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of statutory auditor…

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In force

Article Annexe 7-4-1

PARTICIPATION IN THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON BOURSETable no. 1 PRODUCT EXCLUDING TAX COEFFICIENTCALCULATIONFrom 0 to 100,000 euros (a) 0 A = 0. From €100,000 to €200,000 (b) 1 B = (b) × coefficient ×…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Service at the request of the parties

Article A444-34

The services listed under numbers 131 to 134 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 131 S…

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