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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119

The regulations governing insurance undertakings set out in this Code apply, under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in this section, to the bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-12

…ments and all technical equipment;3° To specify the routes for the supply and removal of all fluids;4° Drawing up an estimate of the cost of the work, broken down by trades, based on a preliminary bil…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK IV

Article R2614-2

…ing and managing contracts; 3° Taking delivery of the work, after prior agreement from the Prefect; 4° Taking legal action in the name and on behalf of the State, after agreement from the latter.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-10

…the Institute as remuneration for services rendered; 3° The proceeds of the sale of publications ; 4° Income from assets and the proceeds of their disposal; 5° Proceeds from any reimbursements made b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L651-1

For the application of articles L. 614-1 à L. 614-4 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 20…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-3

…agraphs of 2°, the first and second paragraphs of 3°, the second sentence of the first paragraph of 4° and, where applicable, Article R. 222-2.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1807

…ffective action against the person responsible for failing to discharge the document referred to in 4° of article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and services and provided for the transport on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-3

…sociation does not expressly mention apprenticeship training, in accordance with article L. 6231-5; 4° One of the supporting documents has not been produced.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-11

Notification of the proposed transfer or pledge of company shares, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-14 and Article L. 223-15, shall be made by extrajudicial document or by regist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-12

…tered office; 3° A copy of the notices relating to the advertisements provided for in this section; 4° A copy of the minutes of the meetings referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-2; 5°…

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