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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-41

The modification of an establishment existing on 6 July 1999, which is intended to affect all or part of the equipment provided for in articles A. 322-21, A. 322-23, A. 322-26, A. 322-28, A. 322-30, A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12-2 a

Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in Franc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 A

Municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a general decision taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-17

No one may sit the admission tests unless they have been declared eligible by the selection board. The admission tests are oral and take place in public session. They comprise: 1° A ten-minute present…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe de l'article R. 122-30

ISSUES FOR WHICH PROPOSALS FOR APPROPRIATE LICENCES ARE SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS I.-Minister responsible for national education -Centre national d'enseignement à distance (CNED) when it provides, on beh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Declaration of activity by videogram publishers

Article A221-3

The information mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article A322-6

In addition to the information provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article R. 322-74, the certificate referred to in Article R. 322-75 must contain the following information a) On the front:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous benefits

Article A743-14

The services listed under numbers 138 to 142 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) Descri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to digital signatures

Article A53-5

Is an advanced electronic seal with qualified certificate within the meaning of Article D. 589-5 an electronic seal in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-82

The following are also entitled to request registration in the national directory mentioned in article R. 123-220 or modification of the information contained in this same directory: 1° Ministries, fo…

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