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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 879

…any person who requires the completion of the formalities provided for in 1° and 2° of article 878.II. - Only those formalities required for the benefit of the State, as well as those for which the l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1

…eil du commissariat aux comptes, under the conditions set out in articles L. 822-1-1 to L. 822-1-4. II.-A list drawn up by the High Council enumerates the third-country controllers mentioned in I of A…

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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

…cuments, data and processing necessary for the implementation of the investigations provided for in II of Article L. 47 A of the Book of Tax Procedures; 2° Failure to make copies of the documents, dat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title II: CHOICE OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE

Article L2320-1

…prior advertising or competitive tendering, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapter II ; 2° Or in accordance with an adapted procedure, in accordance with the conditions laid down in C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 257 ter

…element or its non-accessory elements. The scope of a transaction is determined in accordance with II. The scope of a transaction is determined, in accordance with II, on the basis of an overall asse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-3

…tegy of the undertaking; b) Ongoing compliance with the capital requirements referred to in Chapter II of this Title and the requirements concerning prudential technical provisions set out in Section…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-8

…rules set out in articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-5 shall be deemed to be for an indefinite period. II - Failure to comply with the substantive and formal rules set out in the same articles L. 222-2-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-3

…5122-1 made to the public or to healthcare professionals for a medicinal product mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 benefiting from an early access authorisation under the same Article L. 512…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-16

I. - (Repealed). II. - The procedures for applying this sub-section are specified by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3512-18

…own tobacco is a single shade of colour. The manufacturer may choose between two shades of colour. II-Other than the tobacco product, only a coating forming part of the packaging may be contained in…

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