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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jumping sessions

Article A322-154

With the exceptions provided for in article A. 322-150, 1° and article A. 322-151, the minimum height of the main canopy extractor jet is 850 metres. Depending on the characteristics of the drop zone…

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

Article A322-85

A group of divers with PE-20 qualifications may dive from 0 to 20 metres under the responsibility of the person supervising the group. During technical training leading to PE-40 skills, the group may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-28

The national register of commerce and companies includes: 1° All entries in the registers of commerce and companies held at each registry office; 2° All deeds and documents filed with these registers.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-6

In order to establish the quotations published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the agents of the market news service centres record, with the assistance of users, the prices charged on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-33

Two months before the date of the first test of the session, the Commission will draw up a list of candidates admitted to sit the knowledge-testing examination. Individual invitations specifying the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

The professional practice standard relating to going concern, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-570. GOING CONCERN Introduction 1. In preparing its accounts, an entity is presum…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

I.-Individuals domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who benefit from interest, arrears and income of any kind from state funds, bonds, participating securities, bil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-30

The files transmitted to the Institut national de la propriété industrielle under I of Article D. 123-80-1 are compliant with the ISO 19005-1 standard and the data exchange standard for archiving (SED…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

The professional practice standard relating to the diligence of the statutory auditor concerning the management report, the other documents on the financial situation and the accounts and the informat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article A341-1

Pursuant to Article L. 341-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may authorise an undertaking to derogate from the provisions defined pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 343…

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