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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article A225-3

I. - In order to issue its reasoned opinion referred to in a of II of Article R. 225-105-2, the independent third-party body shall ensure that the company has put in place collection processes to ensu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Common provisions.

Article A432-6

Foreign exchange risk can only be covered if the use of the currency specified in the contract is approved by the Minister for the Economy. Foreign exchange cover is granted on the basis of the exchan…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-86

…e 0 to 60 metre zone under the responsibility of a level 4 (E4) instructor mentioned inappendix III-15 b.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-6

The application for approval and the accompanying file, signed by the owner, must be drawn up in triplicate; this figure is increased to six for categories of sports arenas subject to the opinion of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-31

Individual invitations stating the day, time and place of the test are sent to each candidate at least fifteen days in advance by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other equi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: The adversarial procedure prior to decision-making

Article 67 A

…ance with the procedures set out in paragraph 6 of Article 22 and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Custom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…ified annex at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000039699711

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Commercial facilities.

Article A750-4

The data referred to in Article A. 750-3.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-4

The total amount of operating subsidies intended for sports associations in French Polynesia, determined by the Board of Directors of the National Centre for the Development of Sport, is allocated to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-21

…ort. They cease to be members upon written request to the Secretary General mentioned in article A. 142-27.

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