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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-1

…amount of turnover, defined in accordance with the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article D. 123-200, assessed at the closing date of the last financial year;5° A quantified statement of receiv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…charges for the services offered by the centre;11° Acceptance or refusal of donations and legacies;12° Acquisitions, disposals or exchanges of real estate and long leases;13° Participation in public…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Approved associations of the liberal professions

Article 1649 quater H

…t. This examination does not constitute the start of one of the procedures mentioned in articles L. 12 and L. 13 of the Book of Tax Procedures. They are authorised to draw up declarations for the tax…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-4

…f five years, or over the entire period of operation of the scheme if this is less than five years; 12° The structure of costs borne by members and beneficiaries, for schemes which do not provide for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of the payee's payment service provider

Article L722-11

…561-5, the information obtained having been kept under the conditions laid down in Article L. 561-12 ; 2° The payee is one of the persons mentioned in 13° of Article L. 561-2, in the situations prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-14

…oilets and shower rooms ; 11° Living rooms in a dwelling: main rooms used for living and sleeping ; 12° Service rooms in residential premises: rooms other than living rooms and corridors or passageway…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…hether or not they have a job, in application of the tripartite agreement mentioned in article L. 5312-3; 3° The conditions under which Pôle emploi implements public employment policy measures;4° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-1

…L. 6111-1, in the social and medico-social establishments and services referred to in articles L. 312-1 and L. 344-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and within the framework of the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…e amount of which has not been paid in advance pursuant to articles L. 3253-6, L. 3253-8 to L. 3253-12 of the French Labour Code, under the conditions set out in article L. 641-13; > 8° Claims guarant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0-II bis: Reduction in property tax on undeveloped land relating to plots farmed by young farmers

Article 1647-00 bis

…ded for by the decree no. 81-246 of 17 March 1981 as amended and by the articles D. 343-9 to D. 343-12 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.When young farmers are partners or become partners in a no…

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