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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-17

No one may sit the admission tests unless they have been declared eligible by the selection board. The admission tests are oral and take place in public session. They comprise: 1° A ten-minute present…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-11

Applications shall be sent to the Conseil des Maisons de Vente by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other equivalent means, no later than one month before the date of the fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-12

The Sales House Council will draw up the list of candidates admitted to sit the traineeship entrance examination tests three weeks before the date of the first test of each session. Individual invitat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1

This sub-section applies to postgraduate students who complete phase 3, known as the consolidation phase, referred to in articles R. 632-20 and D. 633-11 of the Education Code of medical studies, phar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12

I. - From 1 January of the year following that in which they are created, metropolises receive a global operating grant equal to the sum of the following two elements: 1° An intercommunality grant, ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-107

An undertaking for collective investment in real estate may receive or grant security interests in immovable property or rights in rem referred to in 1° of I of article L. 214-36 or in the units or sh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-10

Validation of acquired experience with a view to obtaining a diploma for teaching, leading or supervising an activity mentioned in article R. 212-7 of this code, or training its participants, is subje…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to an account

Article L312-1

I. - All individuals and legal entities domiciled in France are entitled to open a deposit account with the credit institution of their choice, provided they do not have such an account in France:1° A…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2192-1

Holders of contracts concluded with the State, local authorities and public establishments, as well as their subcontractors eligible for direct payment, send their invoices in electronic form.

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