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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-12

I.-A national expert committee, chaired by the Minister for the Environment or his representative, issues an opinion on the eligibility of claims for compensation by the guarantee fund, with regard to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5-2

Article Annexe 1-5-2

ENNEX 1-5-2 STANDARD FORM FOR SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL ACCOUNTING PUBLICATION STATEMENT-BUSINESS 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capaci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499 A

…fixed assets acquired as a result of contributions, demergers or mergers of companies carried out before 1976 may not be less than two-thirds of that used to establish the property tax for 1973, incre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498 bis

Taxpayers subject to the reporting obligations mentioned in articles 53 A, 96,96 A, 223 and 302 septies A bis are required to include on the declarations mentioned in the same articles the information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Tax for the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention

Article 1530 bis

I. - Communes that exercise, pursuant to I bis of article L. 211-7 of the Environment Code, the competence of aquatic environment management and flood prevention may, by a deliberation taken under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-1

The Conseil national d'évaluation des normes is made up of thirty-six members, elected or appointed for three years. Their term of office may be renewed. Members remain in office until their successor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation (R).

Article R1221-10

…of the National Council are subject to the obligation of professional discretion with regard to any information that comes to their knowledge in this capacity.In order to prevent any conflict of inter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work affecting physical or moral integrity

Article D4153-16

It is forbidden to assign young people to work that exposes them to acts or representations of a pornographic or violent nature.

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

Article D3661-13

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-14

The application for renewal of a parallel import authorisation must be accompanied, where appropriate, by a list of changes that have occurred since the initial authorisation or the last renewal was i…

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