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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-2

The professional practice standard relating to the communication of internal control weaknesses, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: COMMUNICATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL WEAKNESSES Intro…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

…rading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other than those referred to in 1° whose price or value depends on the pric…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-93

…e specific provisions set out in this chapter, the provisions of articles R. 6153-1-2, R. 6153-1-4, 2° of article D. 6153-1-8, articles R. 6153-1-19, R. 6153-1-20 and R. 6153-1-22, articles R. 6153-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-9

…horisation of bodies and establishments covers : 1° Issuing universal employment-service vouchers ; 2° Reimbursement of these special payment vouchers, under the conditions set out in articles L. 1271…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-13

…transport the designated property at his own expense to a place and under the conditions indicated; 2° Or, if the holder of the property has defences to put forward, to lodge an objection at the regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies C

…cooperative State or territory within the meaning of article 238-0 A other than those mentioned in 2° of 2 bis of the same Article 238-0 A, or subject to this same withholding tax at the rate of 12.8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The banques populaires

Article L571-10

It is a punishable offence under article 313-1 of the French Penal Code for any company other than those mentioned in article L. 512-2 to use, in any form whatsoever, the title or description of "banq…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4241-11

The practice of the profession referred to in 2° of articles L. 4241-7 and L. 4241-14 must have been carried out respectively in a dispensing pharmacy or in the internal-use pharmacy of a health estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Internal rules of the establishment.

Article R1112-77

The establishment's internal rules provided for in 13° of Article L. 6143-1 may specify the procedures for applying this section. They may also include the information set out in the order provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-60

The services listed in numbers 2 to 5 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 2 European Certifi…

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