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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-3

…of continued activity. Where the debtor is a non-trading legal person governed by private law, the reference to turnover is, where applicable, replaced by a reference to resources excluding tax or in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-9

…to Article L. 313-10 shall lapse after five years, unless renewed ;"1° bis In Article R. 313-4, the reference to Articles R. 521-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code is replaced by a reference to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5213-2

…date of the last modification and includes at least the following information: 1° The name or trade reference of the medical device; 2° The purpose assigned to the medical device by its manufacturer a…

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

Article 238

I.-Companies subject ipso jure or by option to an actual taxation system may, under the conditions provided for in this article, subject to separate taxation at the rate provided for in the second par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-14

…rofessional associations are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2 - References to the register mentioned in I of article L. 546-1 are replaced by references to the regi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4

…to take any action to ensure the preservation of the State's rights in France and abroad, with the option of delegating to authorised third parties in accordance with the legislation concerned, to pa…

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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.…

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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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