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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-15

I. - Where the budget includes a provisional main profit and loss account in deficit, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall forward it within thirty days of receipt to the Ministers…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-6

…tion formalities laid down by the decree provided for in Article L. 228-29-7, consolidation remains optional for shareholders. The provisions of article L. 228-29-3 may not be applied to shareholders.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-198

…d in articles A. 322-71 et seq. of the French Sports Code"; -for the "underwater diving activities" option of the DE JEPS: "Teaching, leading, supervising underwater diving or training its practitione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1703

…ins information of which the trace may be useful for the discovery of duties due, the agent has the option of drawing a copy, and having it certified as being in conformity with the original by the of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Cultural initiatives

Article L4433-25

…hese activities, which may take place during the opening hours of the establishments concerned, are optional and cannot replace or detract from the teaching and training programmes defined by the Stat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-4

…e la collectivité selon les procédures prévues par la même loi organique. When they make use of the option offered to them by the first paragraph, the authorities of the collectivity must pronounce th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-13

…r. Also excluded are insurance and capitalisation companies and organisations and all compulsory or optional provident, retirement and social protection organisations.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…ph, the holding in the capital of the issuing company is reduced to less than 5% as a result of the exercise of stock options under the conditions provided for in article L. 225-183 of the French Comm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-5

Persons exercising the activity of direct debit shall implement the obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing defined in Chapter I of Title VI of Book V of the

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-31

Directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 shall not lose the benefit of their employment contract. Their remuneration as employees may not be reduced as a result of e…

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