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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R513-27

No later than 31 July each year, the association shall send the report referred to in II of Article L. 513-5 to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. This report contains a copy of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-309

…out falls within the scope of arts and crafts, as defined by the article 20 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades, specifying the wordin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional platform organisations

Article L7343-21

…corporate purpose; 2° Associations constituted in accordance with the provisions of the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association when the representation of these platforms and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-73

Where, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 30 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between munici…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article D589-3

…an advanced level based on a qualified certificate, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R519-58

No later than 31 July each year, the association shall send the report referred to in II of Article L. 519-13 to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. This report contains a copy of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives.

Article R3323-9

…each financial year, to the net management surpluses defined in article 32 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production, less the fraction equal to 25% of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-10

…icable, by companies created under the conditions provided for in article 11 of law no. 84-578 of 9 July 1984 on the development of economic initiative.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-19

…ursuant to Article 10 of Regulation EEC No 2137-85 of the Council of the European Communities of 25 July 1985 on the establishment of a European Economic Interest Grouping, to the formalities provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Reimbursement of expenses incurred in the exercise of a special mandate

Article R7125-26

…eimbursement of these expenses is provided under the conditions defined by Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred by the temporary tra…

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