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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-2

…ommerciale" ;4° "Premier président de la cour d'appel" by "président du tribunal supérieur d'appel";5° "Procureur de la République" and "procureur général" by "procureur de la République près le tribu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-4

I.-For the application of this sub-section: 1° The supply and service contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 4122-2-1 are defined in accordance with Articles L. 1111-1, L. 1111-3, L.…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…ise of sale relating to a property that is sold by fractions or lots at the behest of these persons;5° Persons who lease a commercial or industrial establishment equipped with the furniture or equipme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-1-1

I.-Subject to the provisions of article L. 5124-14, the Etablissement français du sang is responsible for developing all activities relating to blood transfusion, advice and monitoring transfusion pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section XI: Special provisions applicable to property damage caused by mining.

Article L421-17

I.-Any person who owns a property that has suffered damage since 1st September 1998 as a result of current or past mining activity while it was occupied as their main residence shall be compensated fo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-15

…bute to it; 4° Costs incurred by local ski clubs for the technical training of their young members; 5° To the financing of mountain accident prevention actions carried out by competent bodies, and in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-4

…overning the use of authorised internal models is likely to result in inadequate levels of capital; 5° On several occasions, the investment firm has failed to establish or maintain an adequate level o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

I. - The technical and financial information provided for in 5° of I of Article L. 441-3-1 includes the following information:1° The amount of the theoretical mathematical provision calculated at 31 D…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3381-4

…contributions or social security contributions with the same purpose that are applicable locally. "5° The second paragraph of article R. 3125-6 is deleted;6° Article R. 3125-7 reads as follows:"Art.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-20

…e the administrative body or the supervisory body, is identified and its composition is made public;5° Persons and entities controlled by another person or entity within the meaning of I and II of Art…

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