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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1119

…and exempt, where applicable, from formality. These provisions are applicable to the deeds of notoriety referred to in the Article 1 of Order no. 62-800 of 16 July 1962 facilitating the proof of civil…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article R345-1-1

…trouvant dans l'un des cas suivants : 1° These entities have, by virtue of an agreement concluded between them, either common management or common services of sufficient scope to give rise to common…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article R820-1-1

For the purposes of this Title, the term "engagements" means the engagements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 820-1-1 and the term "services" refers to services and attestations provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-16

…15-2, the parties concerned and the insurers of the parties implicated are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt of the date on which the commission is to meet in order to giv…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cognitive acts

Article 1380

The recognitive deed does not dispense with the presentation of the original title unless its content is specially stated therein. What it contains that is additional to or different from the original…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346

Subrogation takes place by operation of law alone in favour of the person who, having a legitimate interest therein, pays whenever his payment discharges from liability to the creditor the person on w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1711

…ovisions of the loi du 24 décembre 1897 relative au recouvrement des frais dus aux notaires, avoués et huissiers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-1

Commercial authorisation is required for projects involving:1° The creation of a retail shop with a sales area of more than 1,000 square metres, resulting either from a new construction or from the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-109

…g for the application of Articles 12,12-1,225 and 229-1 of this code and for the exercise of remedies. Article 30, the first sentence of article 33, the first four paragraphs of article 35, articles 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-11-1

…transmissions from the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1 to the recipient bodies and competent authorities are carried out, pursuant to Article R. 123-7 and the conditions of form laid down…

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