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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-12

The fund referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 6333-6 is subject to the financial management and accounting rules applicable to industrial and commercial companies.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-11

The professional practice standard relating to requests for confirmation from third parties, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below:PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARD RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120

The bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are subject to the following requirements: 1° Their object must be either exclusively insurance or exclusively…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments organising the practice of underwater diving

Article A322-71

The provisions of this section apply to the establishments mentioned in article L. 322-2 which organise the practice of underwater diving. They do not apply to archaeological diving, underground divin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-19

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 663-19, the liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of article L. 641-1, shall receive, for the entire judicial liquidation procedure, the fee p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 A

Persons who independently carry out one of the economic activities mentioned in the fifth paragraph are subject to value added tax, regardless of the legal status of these persons, their situation wit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for meeting the costs of procedures and support and agreements

Article R6422-12

The employee's signature of the agreement referred to in I of article R. 6422-11 attests to his consent within the meaning of article L. 6421-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-12

The information contained in the direct seller file is as follows:1° The direct seller's registration number;2° The name, surname, first names, date and place of birth of the direct seller, natural pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Employee privileges.

Article L625-7

Debts arising from an employment contract are guaranteed in the event of the opening of safeguard proceedings: 1° By the lien established by Articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article A450-2

However, only category A and category B officials, competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers mentioned in Article A. 450-1 are empowered to carry out the visits and seizures provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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