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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article D814-3-1

…g tax before retrocessions; 4° The amount of fees paid and retroceded; 5° Salaries and staff costs; 6° Depreciation allowances ; 7° Leasing fees; 8° Leases of movable and immovable property; 9° Realis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-7

The following may also be entered on the list of statutory auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 822-1-2 persons who have succ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R3313-7

…e of financial transactions; 5° Presentation of the statement of charges transferred to investment; 6° Presentation of the method of financing transactions on behalf of third parties ; 7° Presentation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-17

…balance of financial operations;5° Presentation of the status of charges transferred to investment;6° Presentation of the method of financing operations on behalf of third parties ;7° Presentation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-1

The definition of machine covers 1° An assembly fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other than directly applied human or animal power, consisting of linked parts or components, at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4125-24

Data relating to electors and their votes is processed in three separate, dedicated and isolated automated data processing operations, known respectively as the "elector file", the "candidate file" an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-3

…their detailed analysis;5° The situation of realisable and available assets and current liabilities;6° A provisional investment budget for the coming year;7° Where applicable, a five-year plan for inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-33

…re capital, the number, nominal value and distribution of the shares representing this capital; and 6° A statement that the contributions used to form the share capital have been paid up in full or in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-137

When a medicinal product is the subject of a marketing authorisation granted by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 200…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-9

Registration of the traditional herbal medicinal product is refused by the Director General of the Agency if the application does not comply with the provisions of Articles L. 5121-14-1, R. 5121-97, R…

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