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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-1

…en colleges are constituted for the election of the nine elected members of the Board of Directors: 1° College of administrative, technical, research or training engineers; 2° College of professors or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-14

…he second part of the application to the Prefect referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 761-12-1 includes all the information needed to examine the application, namely: 1° An indicative plan…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 A

…itself for the absorbed company for the distribution obligations provided for in II of Article L. 214-69 of the Monetary and Financial Code. These provisions apply in the event of the demerger of a p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Election of judicial representatives who are members of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires (National Commission for the Registration and Discipline of Judicial Administrators and Judicial Representatives)

Article A812-1

…des mandataires judiciaires et des administrateurs judiciaires established, pursuant to Article R. 812-3, by the bureau of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-166

The candidate referred to in article A. 212-165 wishing to obtain a certificate of qualification and aptitude must compile a file comprising : 1° An application on plain paper; 2° An individual civil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-15

The online challenge may be made on one of the grounds provided for in this article: 1° In all cases, if the person was the victim of identity theft at the time the facts were established; 2° Where th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-1

…n, Labour and Employment, on the report of the Labour Inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 noting a dangerous situation, may give formal notice to the employer to take all appropriate m…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1741 A

…a State Councillor, active or honorary, elected by the General Assembly of the Council of State, of:1° Eight members of the Conseil d'Etat, in office or honorary, elected by the aforementioned assembl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Election of judicial administrators who are members of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires (National Commission for the Registration and Discipline of Judicial Administrators and Judicial Representatives)

Article A811-1

…des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires established, pursuant to Article R. 811-6, by the bureau of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judic…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-1

I.-The threshold mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 is 5,000 members. II-The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 143-2 is 100 members for each category.

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