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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ly designated and specially empowered by the National Bar Council pursuant to Article 156 of Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the legal profession; 8° Inspecting notaries appointed un…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-20

…dure is also applicable. 2° When the application concerns a veterinary medicinal product which does not meet the definition of a generic veterinary medicinal product because it contains, in comparison…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…ry of product characteristics, package leaflet and labelling up to date with the latest scientific knowledge, in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 58 of the same Regulation; 5° An obligation on t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

…opolis is substituted within the syndicate for the communes that make it up. This substitution does not modify the powers of the syndicat de communes, which becomes a syndicat mixte within the meaning…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

…élaboration des rapports concernant les accidents et incidents relevant de sa compétence permettant notamment d'établir des recommandations de sécurité ; 6° Le délégué général du Centre européen d'étu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-14

…ession of his opinion from the fact that the legal representative responsible for the accounts does not provide him with the written declarations requested. Use of management representations 3. Throug…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…ishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISION…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

…December.However, in the event that the income tax for the penultimate year or the last year could not be established, the income tax and income taken into account for the calculation of the rate are…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

…of the entity and the relative importance of the events recorded in the financial statements as he knows them following the work carried out during his assignment. Where appropriate, it assesses the p…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…actices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct when it is not; 2° To display a certificate, quality label or equivalent without having obtained the necessary…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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