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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Account overdrafts

Article L341-19

…ovisions of articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overdraft authorisation repayable within a period of more than one month and less than or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182-1

A copy of the form required to renew the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-b. This form specifies the list of documents required to renew the declaration. When…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-13

…e opinion on an application for support for authors, its opinion also covers, in the light of the information provided in the application file, the form of support best suited to the project between s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-4

The filing in simplified form provided for in Article L. 512-2, paragraph 5, includes the documents and information set out in Article R. 512-3. However, until the waiver of the postponement provided…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-5

…yment of: 1° The filing fee; 2° The search report fee, unless the application has been filed in the form of a provisional patent application provided for in Article R. 612-3-1. Where the patent applic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-173

…ournal book and ledger may, at the request of the trader, be quoted and initialled, in the ordinary form and free of charge, by the registrar of the court within whose jurisdiction the trader is regis…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-11

…aid down by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables shall be presented either in tabular form or in the form of a list. It shall at least show separately: 1° In respect of fixed assets: int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Accounting records

Article D2343-3

…ent operations, distinguishing between: - the situation at the start of management, drawn up in the form of an entry balance sheet; - the debit and credit transactions recorded during management; - th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article R5422-5

…ime and are required to insure them against the risk of loss of employment must send a registration form to Pôle emploi (1). He is deemed to have fulfilled this obligation by completing the declaratio…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Public information.

Article R513-10-14

The information made available to the public is : 1° The qualitative formula expressed in the form of the list of ingredients mentioned in 8° of article R. 513-10-5 ; 2° In addition, for the dangerous…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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