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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-4

I. - Statutory auditors registered on the list referred to in I of Article L. 822-1 are required to undergo ongoing professional training to enable them to maintain and improve their knowledge. II. -…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-1

The law deems acts of commerce:1° Any purchase of movable property for the purpose of reselling it, either in kind or after having worked on it and put it to use;2° Any purchase of immovable property…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12

…of a one-year period, by notifying the insurer in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 113-14 at least two months before the expiry date of the contract. Where the insured has taken ou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-11

…article L. 115-7, the amount of advance payments already made and any additional tax due, as well as the amo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-13

Loans and exposures referred to in Article L. 513-2 and similar receivables are assigned to a société de crédit foncier simply by delivering a slip to the assignee, the details of which are set by dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-18

…e exercçant des fonctions analogues. The election is governed by the last six paragraphs of Article L. 225-28. A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the conditions required to be an elector and to be elig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-1

…y take appropriate measures, in particular adjusting the funding allocations referred to in article L. 162-22-13 of the Social Security Code.A decree determines the conditions for application of the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-10

…ties. It is responsible for regulating the affairs of the agency other than those listed in article L. 6431-6. It is responsible for the management and general conduct of the agency and keeps the Boar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

…o spa visitors in the commune where the source of these waters is located, by the operator of a spa.II.- The contribution is payable by the operator of the spa.The contribution is payable by the opera…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-19

I. - The following are not patentable:

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