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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-7

…y to debt declarations in the event of the business being transferred to a company, nor to Treasury and social security liens, nor to leasing transactions involving movable property, nor to the contra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-5

…er of the collateral if he is not the debtor, is principally registered in the register of commerce and companies. If the debtor, or the owner of the encumbered asset if he is not the debtor, is not r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-9

…or transfers of goodwill include pledged trademarks or service marks, industrial designs or models and software exploitation rights and where the pledges of such goodwill include patents for inventio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 656

Transfers by death are registered with the tax department of the deceased's domicile regardless of the location of the movable or immovable assets to be declared. Inheritance declarations of persons n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article D1142-59-1

…nfections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections) provides the Etablissement français du sang, on 1st October each year, wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting of the Banque de France

Article R144-7

…e provisions of this sub-section apply to the accounting of State foreign exchange reserves in gold and foreign currencies insofar as they do not conflict with the rules set out in the agreement refer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting of the Banque de France

Article R144-6

The mandatory accounting and valuation rules adopted for the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet of the European System of Central Banks in accordance with Article 26 of the Protocol annexed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting of the Banque de France

Article R144-5

Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-14, the first paragraph of article L. 123-15 and articles L. 123-17 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code as well as article R. 123-181, the second paragraph of artic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-9

The notice referred to in article R. 2131-7 may be valid for more than twelve months.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-7

…referred to in Article R. 2131-1 to issue an invitation to tender for contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of Article R. 2123-1 when the estimated value of the nee…

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