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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operation

Article R6132-21-1

I. - The staff members who carry out the activities, functions and missions mentioned in article L. 6132-3 are appointed to their duties, on behalf of the participating establishments, by the director…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-21-1

For the application of the provisions of the last paragraph of I of Article L. 232-23, a copy of the management report shall be delivered to any person, at his own expense, at the company's registered…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-21-1

The mandataire ad hoc shall inform the president of the court without delay of any factor which might justify the termination of his mission.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 307

…provided for national trade in application of 4° of article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and services. These documents are only discharged when the said appliances or portions of appliances…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 308

…ation to the administration, within five days of coming into possession, stating the number, nature and capacity of his apparatus or portions of apparatus. The appliances are, where applicable, hallma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-139-21

…es of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected and to sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales, with a view to holding share…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 30

Subject to the provisions of article 15-II, the gross income of buildings or parts of buildings which the owner reserves the right to use is made up of the amount of rent that they could produce if th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-30

…la. For operators of cinemas located in the departments of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, which are considered as a single catchment area, the two 25% thresholds mentioned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-30

The contract for the transfer of exploitation rights or the marketing mandate contract includes a clause recalling the obligations resulting from article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the classification committee

Article R211-30

The Administrative College comprises five full members and ten alternate members representing the Minister for the Interior, the Minister for Justice, the Minister for National Education, the Minister…

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