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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-13

…he absence of justification for the service rendered; 2° The non-discharging nature of the payment; 3° The lack of available funds. In cases where the requisition is refused, the accounting officer sh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-33

…een 2018 and 2021;2° Undertake to continue distributing cinematographic works between 2021 and 2022;3° Have not benefited from aid under an annual distribution programme or structural aid, as provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-18-2

May apply to be included on the list referred to in article L. 812-2 before the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their application for registration under the conditions lai…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12-3

Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to work in France in the context…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-225

…ioned in 2° of Article R. 123-224, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the same article; 3° Or on its own initiative by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, on the oc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-76

The employment of the people mentioned in article L. 5213-13-1 or the fulfilment of the mission provided for inarticle L. 412-3 of the Penitentiary Code with prisoners recognised as disabled workers w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article R229-19

…of its publication;2° The date of the general meeting which approved the project for incorporation;3° The date on which the shareholders or associates contributed the percentage of shares or stocks w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-97

…ty ; 2° Transferable securities giving direct or indirect access to the capital of the same entity; 3° Debt securities directly or indirectly conferring a general right to claim on the assets of a sin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-5-1-A

The court-appointed agent may practise his profession within the framework of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-61

…aff are assigned exclusively to the unit and may not have other concomitant duties in another unit; 3° Supervision of paramedical staff, possibly jointly with the neonatology unit when the latter is l…

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