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Showing 12511260 of 68160 articles for Art. R. 145-2 à R. 145-8

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation of the company.

Article R814-80

…ticle L. 811-6 ou L. 812-4, or who has been forced to withdraw from the company pursuant to Article R. 814-93 or R. 814-140, has a period of six months from the date of acceptance of his resignation,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 A

Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments may, at their request, be subject to value added tax in respect of transactions relating to the following services: Water supply in mu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Economic weighting studies

Article A713-26

The professional categories of the chambers of commerce and industry corresponding respectively to the activities of commerce, industry and services are composed in accordance with the lists appearing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 285 A

For transactions relating to the exploitation of the assets or rights of a trust estate, the trustee is considered as a separate taxpayer for each trust contract, except for the assessment of the limi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article A310-2

The thresholds mentioned in 1° of Article L. 310-3-1 are as follows:-a: 5.4 million euros ;-b: 26.6 million euros;-d: 600,000 euros for gross written premiums or contributions and 2.7 million euros fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-8

…sent of the Association's body or, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of I of article R. 4441-4, the members present of the National Council. Voting by proxy is not permitted.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-20

The jury draws up the list of candidates declared admitted. This list is displayed on the premises of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente, the Chambre Nationale des Commissaires-priseurs Judiciaires and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-8

…ules mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 512-23 and in articles L. 512-31, L. 512-41 and R. 512-9.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-8

…pursuing creditors that they may inspect the report referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 621-3 at the court clerk's office and at the same time notify them of the date of the hearing.

AI translation · Updated 5 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 A142-25

The sub-committees report on their work to the Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities. They do not require a quorum to meet. In addition, the Professional Advisory Committee…

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