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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-83

…d risks must be submitted for approval to a general meeting deliberating as provided for in Article R. 322-65 and convened by registered letter or by electronic registered letter sent to each member s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-86

…red for rent. The conditions for assessing this 20% ratio are those set out in I and III of article R. 214-87.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-29

After receiving the opinion of the coordination body mentioned in article A. 142-28, the annual work programme is drawn up by agreement between the Director of Sport and the President of the Professio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 A

For the assessment of corporation tax, no account shall be taken of a scheme or series of schemes which, having been put in place to obtain, as a principal objective or as one of the principal objecti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Emergency provisions

Article R4411-84

When a regulation or order issued in application of articles L. 4411-1 and R. 4411-83 has been issued, manufacturers, importers or sellers must take all necessary steps to inform users.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-88

…king a decision.This authorisation is granted or withdrawn under the conditions set out in articles R. 5132-88-1 to R. 5132-90. The authorisation is also subject to the operations being recorded in a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-8

I. - The draft regulations referred to in article R. 142-7 are the subject of consultation with the other federations using the same types of sports facilities, as well as with the national associatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-24

The duration of the written test is limited to thirty minutes for each subject on which the candidate is questioned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article R7343-85

A platform organisation that wishes to establish its representativeness pursuant to Article L. 7343-23 in several sectors shall file a declaration of candidacy for each of the sectors in which it is a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article R7343-81

…tion of candidacy provided for in article L. 7343-23, all the contributions due for the previous year.

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