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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-12

…f the Autorité des normes comptables (French accounting standards authority) shows at least the net amount of consolidated sales, the profit after tax of all the companies consolidated by the equity m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Accounting obligations

Article R6352-19

…e French Commercial Code applicable to public limited companies, private-sector training providers must appoint at least one statutory auditor and one deputy if, at the end of the calendar year or at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-4

…f Saint-Martin shall exercise the powers it derives from 1° of I of Article LO 6314-3 in matters of taxes, duties and fees in compliance with the following provisions:1° Natural persons whose tax domi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Communal sections with separate assets

Article L2544-2

The provisions of this section apply to the administration of property belonging exclusively to a section of a commune.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Civil liability

Article A822-33

Any dispute relating to the implementation of the guarantee is exclusively a matter for the courts to decide.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

…Establishments are eligible for classification and aid if the following conditions are met:1° The basic proportion is equal to or greater than :- category C: 20% of film screenings made up of art ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-2

I.-Category A and B tax department agents, specially designated by order of the ministers responsible for justice and the budget, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-35

…3° The cost of transport to the prison of practitioners and hospital staff who are not assigned exclusively to this establishment; when these practitioners and staff receive travel allowances, these a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-40

…t has at least one labour room. All equipment and devices are immediately available and for the exclusive use of the labour room. The labour room is set up so that the parturient can benefit from clin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-4

…decisions in the following areas:1° Authorisation for foreigners to work;2° Authorisation for land use or occupation;3° Appointment to functional posts in the community;4° Exercise of the right of pr…

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