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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-16

The agency's resources include in particular 1° Proceeds from the sale of holiday vouchers to employers and social organisations under the conditions set out in Articles L. 411-11 and L. 411-18 to L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-96

Any natural person may request, either directly when completing the formalities for creating or modifying a company, or by e-mail or by teleprocedure accessible on the insee. fr website, that the info…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Annexes to article D3512-9-5

Article Annexe II

INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED BY LABORATORIES IN THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF APPROVAL The application for renewal of approval must include the following information and documents:1. Upda…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article A362-2

I. - The information required under article L. 362-2 must be written in French and include the following information: a) The name and address of the company's registered office ; b) A list of the line…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-7

The Conseil des maisons de vente shall draw up the list of candidates admitted to sit the qualifying examination tests three weeks before the date of the first test of each session. Individual invitat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-3

The following are admitted in dispensation from a national law degree diploma required to manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction: 1° Any national diploma attesting to a level of trainin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-5

The aptitude test provided for in article R. 321-19 takes place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set, after consultation with the Chambre nationale des commissaires-prise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-6

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 A321-4

The following are admitted as exemptions from a national bachelor's degree in art history, or the applied arts, or archaeology or the plastic arts required to manage voluntary sales of furniture by pu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special accounting provisions

Article A342-2

The provisions of the second sentence of Article A. 132-16 do not apply to the auxiliary accounts referred to in Article L. 143-4 and those referred to in Article L. 381-2.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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