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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-27

As an exception to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-18, natural persons placed by option or by operation of law under the simplified real tax regime may use a simplified valuati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-23

Subject to justification in the notes to the financial statements, the consolidating company may use, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 123-17, valuation rules set by regulation of the A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions common to all sales.

Article R642-37

The decision which, either in the judgment pronouncing the compulsory liquidation or subsequently, grants the periods mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 642-18, sets the occupancy in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18

The financial and accounting regime of the Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance is set out in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article R4221-17

The suspension decision issued pursuant to article L. 4221-18 is notified to the pharmacist by the competent administrative authority by hand-delivered letter against a receipt. The decision shall spe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-13

The period of validity of the multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "passport-talent" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17, L. 421-18, L. 421-19, L. 421-20 or L. 421-21 is determi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article R2223-103-1

I.-When 1° of II of article L. 2223-18-1-1, the crematorium operator shall pay the proceeds from the sale of metals recovered after cremation to one or more communes, which may only allocate the corre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-31

The order provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 5) shall be notified to the owner of the patent, to the licensees and to the beneficiary of the licence applied for. It shall be entered automati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-38

The Group risk management function referred to in Article L. 356-18 is structured in such a way as to facilitate the implementation of the risk management system referred to in Article L. 356-19.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-12

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 626-18, the duration of the plan is set by the court. It may not exceed ten years. Where the debtor is a person engaged in an agric…

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