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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…APTER VI OF TITLE ONE OF BOOK III OF PART SIX OF THE LABOUR CODE (REGULATORY PART) NATIONAL QUALITY CERTIFICATION REFERENCE FRAMEWORK FOR THE BODIES MENTIONED IN ARTICLE L. 6351-1I.- Indicators for as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

Heading 4-Public procurement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)(1) If the services relate to a building, its geographical location is indicated on one of the supporting documents attached to the mandate. >(2) Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special arrangements applicable to distance sales of goods imported from third countries or territories

Article 298 sexdecies H

…scheme: 1° Any taxable person established on the territory of the European Union carrying out distance selling of goods imported from third territories or countries; 2° Any taxable person, whether or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-1

…t is a legal entity, name or company name, legal form, corporate purpose, address of registered office, registration number in the Trade and Companies Register or, failing this, a statement of the for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-19

…paragraphs of VII of Article L. 144-2 are applied collectively to plans managed by the same insurance undertaking, the capitalisation reserve is distributed uniformly between these plans in proportio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Approval of professional associations

Article A512-9

…ing to the representativeness requirement referred to in Article R. 513-22: a) The number of insurance brokers and agents who are members of the association; b) Where applicable, the operational plan…

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In force

Article Annexe 2-1

…MENT Company: (company name) Limited liability company: With capital of: (to be completed) Head office: (to be completed): The undersigned: Mr / Mrs (birth name and, if applicable, customary name, fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-45, A. 123-47, A. 123-50, A. 134-2)

Article Annexe V

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IN THE AREA OF A NEW REGISTRATION OFFICE OF A PERSON OR COMPANY ALREADY REGISTERED WITH THE RCS 1. Main registration following a transfer 1.1. Transfer of the registered o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART TWO

Article Annexe 22-2

…RRED TO IN 2° OF ARTICLE R. 2212-9, SETTING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DOCTORS PRACTISING IN HEALTH CENTRES CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY BY INSTRUMENTAL METHOD. BETWEEN The health est…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…ight-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 202…

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