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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability

Article A814-3

…atives elected as members of the board of directors of the guarantee fund instituted in Article L. 814-3, established pursuant to Article R. 814-18and approved by the Garde des Sceaux, Minister for Ju…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A111-6

Articles A. 111-2 to A. 111-5 apply to group insurance contracts and memberships concluded or taken out no later than 20 December 2012 and to these contracts and memberships tacitly renewed after this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

The coefficients used to calculate the declining balance depreciation are increased to 2, 2, 5 and 3 respectively depending on whether the normal useful life of the equipment is three or four years, f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-75

…istration in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales, provided for in article R. 123-155, contains for European Economic Interest Groupings: 1° The registration references; 2° The n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-1

…utualist officers by the company, by the companies it controls within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code or by the company which controls, within the meaning of the same Article,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Purposes of processing

Article A123-87

…identification system and register of companies and establishments (SIRENE) governed by articles R. 123-220 et seq. is implemented by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employee information

Article L1233-57-10

Together with the notice of the meeting provided for in article L. 1233-57-9, the employer shall send the employee representatives all relevant information on the proposed closure of the establishment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employee information

Article L1233-57-11

…the meeting of the central company social and economic committee held in application of article L. 1233-57-9.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-5

The provisions of article R. 512-16 are applicable to these levies.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders

Article A526-6

The standard form for the waiver provided for in article D. 526-29 set out in appendix 5-3 is approved.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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