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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative and tax formalities

Article A444-172-1

Procedures concerning the obtaining and verification of a measurement certificate or a document making up the technical diagnostic file give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-33

Any declaration of the organisation of a public combat sports event organised in a discipline for which a federation has been delegated must state: 1° The date, time, title and venue set for the event…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Solvency requirements

Article A385-3

Projections according to the three downgraded scenarios mentioned in b of I of Article R. 385-4 are carried out over the same period and using the same assumptions as those provided for in Article A.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article A712-3

For the application of the scale set out in Article A. 712-2 :1° CCI France comes under category 5;2° The local chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of commerce and industry…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-3

Any natural or legal person requesting a modification to the homologation of a circuit must compile a file which includes: 1° A description of the characteristics of the circuit which are to be modifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67

Articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Surrender by life insurance companies of annuities below a certain minimum amount.

Article A160-2

Life insurance companies may, with the agreement of the beneficiary of the annuity and under the conditions specified in articles A. 160-3 and A. 160-4, redeem annuities and annuity increases relating…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-37

The duties of the training supervisor are carried out by a person authorised to manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction. When the duration of the traineeship exceeds one year, the consei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission to Pôle emploi of a nominative list of beneficiaries of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation aux adultes handicapés (disabled adults' allowance)

Article R5312-35

The recipients of the personal data mentioned in 3° and 4° of Article R. 5312-33, for the sole purposes mentioned in Article R. 5312-32, are the Pôle emploi agents designated and authorised by the aut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-38

The alphabetical file indicates:1° For natural persons, their birth name, customary name, forenames, date and place of birth, the activity carried out and the address of the establishment or, failing…

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