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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-87

…articles D. 212-85 and D. 212-86 take the place of statements within…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1753 bis A

Any person who, in proceedings to obtain a pecuniary sentence mentioned in article L. 143 of the Book of Tax Procedures, outside the proceedings relating to the action in question, in any manner whats…

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In force

Article Annexe 2-1

…lows the Articles of Association of a limited liability company whose manager is the sole shareholder. Statutes Article 1 Form The company is a limited liability company. Article 2 Object The object o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-21

…ementation of professional training in the sports discipline in question.In accordance with article L. 212-2 of the French Sports Code :- the establishment alone is competent to provide training in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2-1

…e to the audit of consolidated accounts Introduction 1. Pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditors certify, and justify their assessment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis AG

…ration or modification of registration of a health product on the list provided for in I of Article L. 165-11 of the Social Security Code. II. - The amount of this fee is set, up to a limit of €5,600,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-85

…graph of Article 712-8, after hearing the sentenced person assisted, where appropriate, by his lawyer. In this case, the convicted person, who is present at the end of the hearing, is given a notice t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-8

…sent by the head of the prison to the automated national criminal record pursuant to 5° of article R. 69 specifies the total duration of the withdrawal(s) ordered..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 ter A

I. - In accordance with the first paragraph of Article L. 3315-1 du code du travail and subject to the provisions set out in the third paragraph of the same article, the amount of profit-sharing paid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D15-8

…in this way, it shall be delivered on a digital medium in accordance with the provisions of article R. 165.

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