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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-173

Every trader is required to keep a daybook and a general ledger. The journal book and ledger may, at the request of the trader, be quoted and initialled, in the ordinary form and free of charge, by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-17

…ent to the members of the Commission mentions the points of disagreement. These requests and communications are recorded on their date of arrival in the special registers opened respectively at the Mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-1

I. - The members of the Committee, meeting under the conditions laid down in article R. 1123-11, shall deliberate on the proposal of the Chairman of the Committee on : 1° The initial budget, no later…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Infringement of the obligation to present accounts in electronic form, cost accounting or consolidated accounts

Article 1729 H

Shall give rise to the application of a fine equal to €5,000 or, in the event of rectification and if the amount is higher, an increase of 10% of the duties charged to the taxpayer: 1° Failure to pres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-17

…ted is one of those mentioned in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code, the form details each of the cases for requesting exoneration and specifies whether or not a prior deposit is payable. A deposit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-17

…s of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council are adopted by a majority of the votes cast and mention the positions of minorities. The regional economic, social and environmental counci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-17

…agreement provided for in article L. 5132-8 includes, in particular: 1° The procedures for putting candidates in contact with the intermediary association; 2° The procedures for the association to in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-19-1

…of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property referred to in Article R. 411-19 shall be that of the place of residence of the person lodging the appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-17

…is sent without delay to the head of the prison or the director of the probation service. The judge may decide to withdraw this agreement at any time during the procedure. He must then inform the head…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 9: Transfers

Article A743-17

I.-The transfers referred to in the third paragraph of Article R. 743-140 shall give rise to the collection of the following fees:1° With regard to the diligence of each transmission of a deed, decisi…

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