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Showing 60116020 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-27

The results are displayed by the jury and notified to the candidate.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-32

These same contracts include an annual tacit renewal clause.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe E

Statement of information to be included on the statement of price revisions and/or updatesThis document must include the following information: - the contract reference and, where applicable, any docu…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-79-1

The acts relating to the future protection mandate provided for in the third paragraph of Article 477 of the Civil Code give rise to the collection of the fees provided for in Article A. 444-79.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-82

…ng to the sentence of house arrest under electronic surveillance are those provided for by articles R. 57-10 to R. 57-14 and R. 57-16 to R. 57-18 of this Code, and R. 622-1, R. 622-2, R. 622-4, R. 622…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…a and c (Repealed); b (Transferred under b of Article 80 ter); 2° Family benefits listed by Article L. 511-1 of the Social Security Code, the single wage allowance, the stay-at-home mother's allowance…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-1-3

When the company decides to apply the provisions of article R. 343-6, it shall open an account, the balance of which may not at any time be in credit or exceed the total unrealised loss referred to in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 837

For the application of Article 398-1 in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The 2° is worded as follows: "2° The offences provided for by the locally applicable provi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-1

Selective financial aid is awarded to operators of cinemas to reward the implementation, between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022, of programming, entertainment, education and communication initia…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-69-1

I.-For donations or legacies mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 444-11-1, the applicable rate is, where applicable, reduced to 0.45% for the portion of the base equal to or greater than €60,000 if i…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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