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Showing 43814390 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-8

…t, the higher the quantity or quality of the items necessary for the auditor to form an opinion. . 08. In terms of timing, the statutory auditor may decide to perform audit procedures during the finan…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-80

…ditions laid down in 1° or 2° of article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Identification and verification of the identity of the beneficial owner

Article R561-8

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 are not required to identify the beneficial owner of the business relationship when their customer is a company whose securities are admitted to trading on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts

Article D4342-8

…e account, on which the Regional Council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 4312-8, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of the budget: In reven…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8-1

…bsence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1242-8, the total duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taki…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-8

…dical team referred to in article L. 2141-2, the composition of which is set out in article R. 2142-18.This team draws up a joint medical file for each couple.The authorisation holder(s) shall jointly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

The declaration provided for in article L. 123-29 includes, with supporting documents, the following: 1° For a legal entity, the corporate name or denomination followed, where applicable, by the acron…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-88

…L. 5126-4, changes to the information contained in the authorisation referred to in article R. 5126-86 must be declared in advance to the Minister of the Interior, with a copy to the Minister of Defen…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Counting of postal votes

Article R2122-88

…ers bearing internal or external signs of recognition ; 7° ballot papers bearing offensive wording; 8° Propaganda documents used as ballot papers.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-8

…f interruption or cessation of activity of a pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in article L. 5124-1 or article L. 5124-9-1 manufacturing advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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