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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-63-1

After consultation with the authorising officer, the budget controller shall draw up a document setting out the detailed list of acts subject to approval or opinion, the amounts of the approval or opi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-49-1

After consultation with the authorising officer, the budget controller shall draw up a document setting out the detailed list of acts subject to approval or opinion, the amounts of the approval or opi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article A211-1-2

The contract may be cancelled by the insurer before its normal expiry date, following a claim, if the claim was caused by a driver who was under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, or if the claim…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58-1

For the purposes of examining the initial budget, amending budgets and the financial account, the budget controller shall receive the draft documents provided for inArticle 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-44-1

For the purposes of examining the initial budget, amending budgets and the financial account, the budget controller shall receive the draft documents provided for in Article 175 of Decree no. 2012-124…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-7

Candidates are forbidden to have printed or handwritten documents with them, on pain of exclusion. However, they may consult codes or compendia of laws, decrees and circulars; the latter may include r…

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

Article A663-21-1

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-24 for drawing up statements of wage claims (number 5 of Table 4-7) is set at €112.86 per employee.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Payment of business property tax and additional taxes

Article 1681 quater A

A. The business property tax and additional taxes are collected either under the conditions provided for in Article 1679 quinquies, or, at the taxpayer's request, by means of monthly levies made in ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VI OF TITLE ONE OF BOOK III OF PART SIX OF THE LABOUR CODE (REGULATORY PART) NATIONAL QUALITY CERTIFICATION REFERENCE FRAMEWORK FOR THE BODIES MENTIONED IN ARTICLE L. 6351-1I.- Ind…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Record-keeping relating to investments, contracts, claims and reinsurance

Article A343-4-1

Companies must either issue policies under a continuous numbering system that may comprise several series, without omission or duplication, with successive riders being attached to the original policy…

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