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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-14

For the application of Article L. 3661-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be written back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-14

If the Articles of Association do not specify the procedures for valuing the share transfer price when the société européenne implements a clause introduced pursuant to Articles L. 229-11 to L. 229-13…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation based on commercial representation in cinemas

Article 721-14

The sums calculated are increased by 10%:1° For original French-language works;2° For works that are the first or second feature-length cinematographic works of their directors.The increases provided…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-14

When the contract is concluded, the insured must accurately declare all the circumstances known to him which are such as to enable the insurer to assess the risk he is assuming. Any omission or misrep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49-2

I. - Any healthcare professional who observes or is aware of an adverse reaction occurring in a recipient of labile blood products shall report it without delay to the haemovigilance and transfusion s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The Paris - Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-14

The Paris-Ile-de-France regional chamber of commerce and industry exercises all the powers devolved to any regional chamber of commerce and industry. The departmental chambers of commerce and industry…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Shooting galleries for hunting weapons

Article A322-145

When shooting and during trials or practice shoots, shooters, under the responsibility of the operator of the establishment or facility, must observe the following safety rules: - remove the shoulder…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-14

Within ten days of the opening judgment, the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the individual debtor, assisted by the administrator if one has been appointed, convenes the social and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B

I.-Locations and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-14

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate when the majority of the members in office attend the meeting. However, if the required majority is not reached after the meeting has been duly conve…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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