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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…R. 134-3 to R. 134-9, R. 137-1 and R. 138-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2022-928 of 23 June 2022. 2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, resulting from decree n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

Exempt from value added tax:1. (Business or transactions subject to another tax):1° to 3° (Repealed);4° commodity futures transactions carried out on a regulated market excluding those which determine…

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

Article Annexe 8-7

…the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of statutory auditor is known. ADMISSIBILITY First test Accounting and auditing I.-Financial accounting, management accountin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…particular the organisation of working hours and vocational training;3° The introduction of new technologies and any major changes affecting health and safety conditions or working conditions;4° Guide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…legal entities administering an occupational pension institution referred to in article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational pensions;d) Persons who provide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

…%. It is set at 0.15% for term insurance policies on death with a term of more than three years but not more than five years. The capital at risk is equal to the death risk less the mathematical provi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

…ppropriate, in collaboration with these local authorities and the State, is to contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of the region by:1° Any studies of interest to regional devel…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…film and audiovisual register, as well as any other contract justifying the chain of rights; 3° A synopsis giving precise information on the nature of the subject of the cinematographic work (One page…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…itutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions having their registered office in another Member State of the European Union or party to the European Economic Area insofar as they car…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-7

…are admitted to trading on a regulated market of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or on a financial instruments market admitting to trading shares that can be registered i…

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