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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports federations

Article A131-4

These regulations must be easily accessible. To this end, they should be classified chronologically and by subject.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-24

The duration of the written test is limited to thirty minutes for each subject on which the candidate is questioned.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Ia: Airport Nuisance Compensation Fund

Article 1648 AC

I. - With effect from 1st January 2000, a compensation fund for airport nuisance in the communes bordering Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and a compensation fund for airport nuisance in the communes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AD

I.-A declaration of a cross-border scheme is filed with the tax authorities, in dematerialised form, by the intermediary involved in implementing the scheme or by the taxpayer concerned. II.-For the p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-16

Any application for a declaration of a meeting submitted by the organiser must include: 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organiser and, where applicable, of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Submission of returns

Article A123-46

In the case of an application for registration resulting from the transfer of the registered office of an establishment or the change of address of the business fixed at the dwelling premises within t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 A

Public administrations, establishments or bodies subject to control by the administrative authority, establishments benefiting from the provisions of articles L. 511-22 et L. 511-23 of the Monetary an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-3

The following are admitted in dispensation from a national law degree diploma required to manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction: 1° Any national diploma attesting to a level of trainin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the data reported shall comply with the following definitions:1° A previous session of the same event is considered to be one that has not been substantially modified…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article A712-3

For the application of the scale set out in Article A. 712-2 :1° CCI France comes under category 5;2° The local chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of commerce and industry…

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