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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-13

…y a chamber president appointed under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 722-14 and R. 722-16. The president of the commercial court may always preside over a chamber when he considers it app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D4321-35-1

…ject to the following amendment: The reference: "L. 4122-2" is replaced by the reference: " L. 4321-16 ".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article R6145-61-1

Pursuant to article L. 6145-16, the accounts of public health institutions may be certified by one or more statutory auditors or, for institutions whose total income from the main profit and loss acco…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-1 (art. A312-1)

…fer of a sports facility. Indicate the identity of the concession holder : Last name : First name : N° : Street name : Post code : Town: : m Deletion of a sports facility m Change of use of a sports f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

…g to allow the person canvassed to benefit from the withdrawal period referred to in Article L. 341-16, subject to the derogations provided for in that Article; 5° For any person engaged in the activi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYS OF LESS THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L232-1

So long as they do not become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system referred to in Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of cit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter X: Sanitary cutting fees

Article 302 bis T

The fee is set per tonne of bone-in meat to be deboned, subject to a ceiling of 150% of the average flat-rate level defined in euros by decision of the Council of the European Union.This fee may be ad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees, acquisitions by HLM organisations or semi-public companies of residential properties built or acq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-9

…y with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individua…

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