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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-15

Sworn merchandise brokers must provide evidence of: 1° The existence in a credit institution of an account intended exclusively to receive funds held on behalf of others; 2° Insurance covering their p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General mission

Article R141-2

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee has exclusive responsibility for constituting, organising and leading the French delegation to the Olympic Games and multi-sport competitions sponsored…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D521-6

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts with exclusive jurisdiction to hear design actions pursuant to Article L. 521-3-1 of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Table VI…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-9

The purchasers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 81-766 of 10 August 1981 relating to book prices may award a contract for the supply of non-school books for their own needs or to enhance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-54

…e deeds, increased by the value of the encumbrances appearing in the said deeds or on the valuation used to calculate duties and taxes, if this is higher. Encumbrances are considered to be the sums th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-7 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-6)

Article Annexe 8-7

…ptitude aux fonctions de commissaire aux comptes is set in accordance with this appendix. The syllabus for the tests for the certificate of aptitude for the duties of statutory auditor assumes that th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

…nister responsible for culture pursuant to the provisions of this Code; 4° A financial penalty, the amount of which, which may not exceed 3% of the organisation's turnover or revenue excluding tax, su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

…of Title V of this Book.II - Branches of undertakings referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2 have an amount of eligible own funds consisting of the items referred to in Article R. 351-26.The Solvency C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-24

The right of lien of the tax authorities and social security bodies covers all the professional and personal assets of the sole trader in the event of fraudulent manoeuvres or serious and repeated fai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory medical examinations.

Article R2122-2

Each examination must include a clinical examination and a test for albuminuria and glycosuria. In addition, the following tests are carried out 1° During the first prenatal examination: a) In the cas…

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