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Showing 12411250 of 57258 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1056 of 17-11-2023

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-174

…n and day by day for the daybook. All accounting records specify the origin, content and allocation of each item of data as well as the references of the supporting document. Transactions of the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-175

Journal entries are recorded in the general ledger and broken down according to the chart of accounts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-172

…cessing system and for carrying out controls. This document is kept for as long as the presentation of the accounting documents to which it relates is required.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-176

…general ledger are broken down into as many subsidiary journals and subsidiary ledgers as the needs of the business require. Entries made in the journals and subsidiary ledgers are centralised at leas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-171

…R. 1333-168 or Article R. 1333-169 shall rule on the application for designation within six months of receipt of a dossier including the reasoned opinion of the head of department. If no decision is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-170

…t, the authorities referred to in Article R. 1333-168 or Article R. 1333-169 shall check that the professional experience and legal and technical knowledge of the agent in the field of radiation prote…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1435-17

…by the regional health agencies for the missions mentioned in article R. 1435-16 are paid to the professionals, public bodies or organisations, whatever their status, responsible for their implementa…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-17

It is forbidden to fill the tanks of heating appliances while the appliance is in operation or in a room with flames, incandescent elements or surfaces heated to over 100°C.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Authorised and certified operators

Article R2343-17

Official lists of approved economic operators may be drawn up. Approved economic operators are issued with a certificate of registration. Candidates registered on a list may, in support of their appli…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-17

…chaser lays down requirements relating to subcontracts, it may in particular request, in the notice of invitation to tender, that the tenderer's offer include: 1° An indication of the parts of the pub…

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