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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R927-1-5

…e R. 712-2 is replaced by the following provisions: "Supervision of the Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and Industry is exercised by the State representative in Mayotte assisted by the local director of p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 553

…relating to the testing or issue of authorisations, the application of hallmarks, the organisation and operation of guarantee offices and approved inspection bodies, shall be laid down by decree, sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 522

The legal titles of gold works and the legal titles of silver or platinum works are as follows: a) 999 thousandths, 916 thousandths, 750 thousandths, 585 thousandths and 375 thousandths for gold artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-1

…referred to in Article L. 132-28 shall be drawn up in writing at the request of the intermediaries and shall provide in particular for: 1° The insurance intermediary shall: a) Submit to the insurance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-5-1

…lted on measures to suspend or withdraw authorisations proposed in application of article L. 6154-6 and on the decision to apply the indemnity provided for in the second paragraph of IV of article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 533

Manufacturers of gold, silver and platinum articles are required to make themselves known to the office of guarantee on which they depend and to have their particular hallmark inscribed there, with th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 536

Unmarked works purchased by manufacturers and merchants, even for their personal use, must be presented for inspection within three days or broken. Any gold, silver or platinum work found unmarked at…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 539

Manufacturers and merchants may only purchase from persons known to them or having respondents known to them. When purchases of materials, works, platinum, gold or silver ingots, have been concluded w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 535

I. - Manufacturers, merchants and persons treated as such and guarantee commission agents must take to the guarantee office to which they belong or to an approved inspection body the works which must…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 538

New works deposited with manufacturers and dealers with a view to sale and used works which the said manufacturers have received on deposit, for whatever reason and in particular for repair, must also…

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