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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-26

The certification tests referred to in article R. 212-10-5 take place in the presence of at least two persons responsible for assessing the candidates' skills and appointed by the Regional Director fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-23

The aptitude test shall consist of a written and an oral examination, which shall be conducted in the French language.The written and oral examination shall cover the subjects set by the Minister of J…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 285 A

For transactions relating to the exploitation of the assets or rights of a trust estate, the trustee is considered as a separate taxpayer for each trust contract, except for the assessment of the limi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article A310-2

The thresholds mentioned in 1° of Article L. 310-3-1 are as follows:-a: 5.4 million euros ;-b: 26.6 million euros;-d: 600,000 euros for gross written premiums or contributions and 2.7 million euros fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-121

Voluntary or judicial partition (number 101 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° An emolument proportional to the gross assets, after deduction only of particular legacies, according to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-20

The jury draws up the list of candidates declared admitted. This list is displayed on the premises of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente, the Chambre Nationale des Commissaires-priseurs Judiciaires and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-25

The sub-committees report on their work to the Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities. They do not require a quorum to meet. In addition, the Professional Advisory Committee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-5

An interim diversification provision is calculated at least each month in which the profit-sharing account is not closed. It is equal to the difference between the realisable value of the assets deter…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-3

The revaluation of guarantees referred to in the 2nd paragraph of article R. 134-4 may only take place if it enables the following two conditions to be met: 1° The amount of the diversification provis…

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