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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1737

…or document may not exceed one quarter of the amount which is or should have been mentioned therein.III. - Failure by a taxable person to comply with the obligation to issue an invoice in electronic f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title

Article D1

…raw approval must, prior to any legal action, submit an informal appeal to the Minister of Justice. III -When filing a civil action, the president of the association must provide the court with a list…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-5

…ommittee is appointed by the supervisory authority as authorising officer and another as treasurer. III.-The chairman of the commission is required to provide the supervisory authority at a frequency…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article A711-1

…rectly employed by the chamber of commerce and industry concerned are excluded from the vote count. III.-The appointment of the full and alternate members of the national joint committee shall take pl…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-20

…oting rights are held by the assistant pharmacist, subject to the provisions of article R. 5125-18. III. - For the application of I and II, in the absence of agreement on the transfer price of the sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-18

…ory for specific medical biology tests or for specific pathologies, within the meaning of paragraph III of Article L. 6211-19, is a medical biology laboratory which, designated under the conditions de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-3-2

Companies whose investments in securities subject to the capitalisation reserve do not exceed 750,000 euros at the inventory date may not apply the provisions of articles A. 343-3 and A. 343-3-1 (para…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-3-1

When a bond is sold or converted, the operation is applied to the oldest security in the portfolio. In the event of the sale or conversion of a security, the date of acquisition of the security is use…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-3

When securities subject to the capitalisation reserve are included in the portfolio, their actuarial rate of return is calculated taking into account the acquisition price, the probabilities, maturity…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater L

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