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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R940-1

…and R. 123-234-2 are applicable in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-1014 of 19 July 2022;2° Title II of Book VII in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-144 of 11 February 2021, with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-28

…nd for keeping the organisation's accounts. This application shall be accompanied by: 1° Balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets, relating to the last three financial years for which the prepar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Territories of health democracy

Article R1434-29

…l Health Agency, professionals and local and regional authorities to be consistent with each other; 2° the expression of the stakeholders in the health system, and in particular that of users, to be t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article L511-2

…old under the provisions of this book and implement the measures provided for in Chapter I of Title II throughout the national territory.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 duodecies

The provisions of articles 238 decies et 238 undecies are applicable to contributions and exchanges made after the promulgation of the Land Orientation Law n° 67-1253 of 30 December 1967.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duty to provide information

Article R8124-21

…cuments in accordance with articles L. 311-1 to L. 311-14 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

I.-The general tax on polluting activities is declared and settled by the taxpayers in accordance with the following procedures:1° For taxpayers liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preparation of dossiers

Article R1261-21

I.-For the activities referred to in 2°, 3°, 4° and 6° of the I of article R. 1261-17, the project sponsor must send the head of the body's host structure a file describing the project by any means th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-2

…erred to in the first paragraph of article L. 381-1 and guaranteed by a supplementary professional retirement fund shall be provided, on request, within a period not exceeding one month:-the managemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

…he event of functional loss of one of the upper limbs is not negligible, often allowing almost complete personal autonomy under current living conditions.With advances in surgical techniques, major jo…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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