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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-5

Is an advanced electronic seal with qualified certificate within the meaning of Article D. 589-5 an electronic seal in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe VIII

Annex to article D. 2335-15LISTE DES COMMUNES URBAINES DES DÉPARTEMENTS D'OUTRE-MER GuadeloupeAbymes (Les).Basse-Terre.Pointe-à-Pitre.Saint-Claude.GuyaneCayenne.MartiniqueFort-de-France.Schoelcher.Tri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

I.-In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 213-2, requisitions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimburse…

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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-9

Any public or private person authorised to transmit documents in digital format in accordance with the second paragraph of Article D. 589, must strictly comply with the terms and conditions set out in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-2

The registration referred to in Article L. 512-1 is renewed on 1 March each year. Applications for renewal must be submitted by the intermediary or the principal at least one month before the expiry d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of accounts carried out by several statutory auditors, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-100. The audit of accounts ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-17

The professional practice standard relating to the assessment of accounting estimates, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARD RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article A36-17

In all cases, an acknowledgement of registration of the challenge is automatically presented to the person when they have validated and sent their challenge. This document can be downloaded or printed…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-35

Approved sports federations, their regional or departmental bodies and their members are exempt from the formality stipulated in 3° of article A. 331-33, provided that the agreement mentioned in artic…

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