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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-103

Subject to the provisions of

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…of cinemas and the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas approved before 31 December 2012: 1° Distributors who, as part of contracts for the concession of cinematographic pe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…n ;29° Centre hospitalier régional de Saint-Etienne ;30° Centre hospitalier régional de Strasbourg ;31° Centre hospitalier régional de Toulouse ;32° Centre hospitalier régional de Tours.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-10

…Title III of Law No. 75-1334 of 31 Decem…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that have the nature of a sub-contract

Article L2393-13

…Law no. 75-1334 of 31 December…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-50

…tive Board under the same conditions as the initial budget. Amending decisions must be voted before 31st December of the financial year to which they relate.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…fund or a local investment fund mentioned respectively in articles L. 214-28, L. 214-30 and L. 214-31of the Monetary and Financial Code. On pain of nullity, the shares or units leased may not be the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67 ter

…elating to individuals, objects or vehicles for which an alert has been issued, governed by article 31 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, may, f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

…d ancillary costs, interim financial costs and financing costs, is assigned pursuant to Articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-29 of this Code, the contract may stipulate that this assignment is subject to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-18

By 31 January each year at the latest, all employers of salaried employees or persons treated as such are required to send the body responsible for collecting social security contributions a statement…

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