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Showing 59415950 of 9873 articles for Art. BOI-RFPI-BASE-30-20 n° 260

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-1

The application for invalidity or lapse referred to in Article L. 716-1 shall be made in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decision of the Director General of the Nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-1-1

I.-The apprenticeship tax referred to in article L. 6241-1 is based on income from activities used to calculate the basis of assessment for the social security contributions referred to inarticle L. 2…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VII: Health service for health students

Article D4071-4

The director general of the regional health agency and the rector of the academic region chair a regional health service strategy committee. This committee, which brings together representatives of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Assessment of clinical data

Article R5211-36

The evaluation of the clinical data referred to in Article L. 5211-3-2, hereinafter referred to as the "clinical evaluation", must, taking into account any relevant harmonised standards, follow a proc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-25

The job categories requiring special aptitude conditions are listed below: NOMENCLATURE NUMBERTITLE OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF PROFESSIONS AND CATEGORIESsocioprofessional-employee company jobs (PCS-ESE)38…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-2

I.-The provisions of Articles L. 430-3 et seq. of this Title any concentration within the meaning of Article L. 430-1, when the following three conditions are met:the total worldwide turnover excludin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16

Small companies may, under conditions laid down by a regulation of the Accounting Standards Authority, adopt a simplified presentation of their annual accounts.Medium-sized companies may, under condit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-57

I. - Where supervision is exercised on the basis of the consolidated financial situation, financial or mixed groups and groups comprising at least one finance company must adopt adequate internal cont…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2-1

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 which are authorised to carry out the operations referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1, the calculation of the best estimate referred to in II of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-1

For the purposes of Article L. 111-4, the following definitions apply: "Portable computer": a computer specially designed to be portable and to be able to operate for long periods of time with or with…

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