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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection I: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article A144-1

…he accounts of any grouping referred to in Article L. 144-2 are drawn up in accordance with rules determined by a regulation of the French Accounting Standards Authority (Autorité des normes comptable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600 A

…or consumed on the premises or providing accommodation. This rate is 0.007% for artisans duly registered in the national register of companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector and who re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Requirements for capitalisation contracts and certain life insurance contracts

Article A522-1

…percentage;vi) the proportion of fees which gave rise to retrocessions of commission to insurance intermediaries, sub-managers, the custodian or the insurance company during the last financial year; a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…preparation of a doctoral thesis within the meaning of article L. 612-7 of the Education Code or after obtaining such a doctorate.-agents recruited in the industrial and commercial activity departmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-6 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 123-68-1)

Article Annexe 1-6

TEST FORM PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE A. 123-68-1 1. Declarant. Name or business name of the legal entity. Where applicable, the registration number with the RCS. Identity and capacity of the signing lega…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 123-61-1)

Article Annexe 1-5

…OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS-MICRO-ENTREPRISE 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capacity of the signing legal representative. 2. Purpose of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Observatory of prices, margins and incomes in overseas France

Article L910-1 A

In the collectivities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, an observatory of p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Community or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France

Article A370-1

…tent authorities of the State in which the institution referred to in Article L. 370-1 has its registered office or principal place of business and referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 370…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Penalties

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-14

The amount of the penalty provided for in Article 78 of the local civil code is that of the civil fine provided for in Article 32-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of the registration

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-10

…ifteen days of proof of payment to the newspaper for legal announcements, the registry sends the latter, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the notice for publication.The notice sha…

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