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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 638 A

In the absence of a deed recording them, the formation or transformation of a company or an economic interest grouping, the increase, of their capital, with the exception of capital increases in cash…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 640 A

In the absence of deeds, taxable disposals and redemptions of real estate investment trust units must be declared in the month of their date.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article R212-2

…lating to the rights and obligations of the parties, other than those provided for in 3° of Article R. 212-1; 7° Stipulating an indicative date for performance of the contract, except where authorised…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article R724-2

If at the end of the three-month period provided for in Article R. 712-15 the commission has not decided to refer the case, its secretariat will send the debtor, by simple letter, a document attesting…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-1

…of high-level sportsmen and women and trainees in training; 6° College of staff mentioned inarticle R. 131-16 of the Sports Code; 7° College of medical and paramedical staff.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-22

…the remit of the national plant variety authority as not complying with the provisions of articles R. 623-6 and R. 623-7 and of the orders made for the application of this section, or is the subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Links with companies

Article R5323-2

The provisions of article R. 4113-110 are applicable to the members of the boards, commissions, committees and working groups that sit with the Agency, as well as to the persons who occasionally colla…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities in the area of policy for continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care

Article R6144-2-2

…l medical committee : 1° Proposes the action programme mentioned in Article L. 6144-1 to the Director. This programme takes into account the improvements implemented following the analysis of undesira…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3313-2

For the application of article R. 3313-1 : 1° The population to be taken into account is the total population, municipal and counted separately, as it results from the last known census on the date of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article A121-1

Insurance contracts relating to the classes mentioned in 3 and 10 of article R. 321-1 of the Insurance Code and concerning land motor vehicles must include the clause on the reduction or increase in p…

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