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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-164

The certificate of qualification and aptitude for the functions mentioned in article L. 212-1 is issued by the Minister for Sport, after receiving the opinion of a qualified jury composed as follows:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-11-1

I.- Electronic transmissions from the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1 to the recipient bodies and competent authorities are carried out, pursuant to Article R. 123-7 and the conditions of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-1

Seven colleges are constituted for the election of the nine elected members of the Board of Directors: 1° College of administrative, technical, research or training engineers; 2° College of professors…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and to the public

Article A355-1

Pursuant to L. 355-3, when predefined events occur which may lead, or have already led, to significant changes in their activities and results, their system of governance, their risk profile, or their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3a: Withholding tax on salaries, remuneration, pensions, annuities, income and gains paid to persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 1671 A

The deductions provided for in articles 182 A, 182 A bis and 182 B shall be made by the debtor of the sums paid and the deduction provided for in article 182 A ter is made by the person mentioned in I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 175 A

The tax department may rectify returns in accordance with the procedure set out in article L 55 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-15 b (art. A322-74)

Minimum qualifications of the person supervising the groupFUNCTIONSCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby FFESSM, FSGT, UCPA,ANMP and SNMPCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby CMASSTATE DIPLOMASExploratory air divesPerson supervi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-11-1

When the traineeship has begun abroad, it may be continued in France only if the period spent abroad is validated by the regional council designated for this purpose by the national council, at the tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232-1

The currency used for the corporate income tax report provided for in Article L. 232-6 is that used to prepare the company's annual financial statements.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special provisions for people with disabilities

Article A212-160

This committee comprises : 1° The National Technical Director of the French Disabled Sports Federation, or his or her representative, or the National Technical Director of the French Federation of Ada…

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