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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Obligations relating to the identification of customers, accounts and persons as part of the fight against tax evasion and fraud

Article L564-1

…I of article 1649 AC of the General Tax Code is unable to identify, under the conditions set out in II of the same article 1649 AC, the tax residences and, where applicable, the tax identification num…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-11

…ebts corresponding to employee claims, maintenance claims and claims mentioned in 1° to 3° of I and II of article L. 643-11 may not be written off. The debts written off shall be mentioned in the clos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-5

…2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée:1° Première partie : livre Ier (titre unique : chapitres Ier, III et IV) ; livre VI (chapitre IV du titre Ier et titre II) ;2° Cinquième partie : livres IV, VI et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-41

…s set out in article R. 3115-39 and in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 3115-38.II. - The renewal application file consists of the following documents:1° The updated documents from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial inspection

Article R4451-44

…iveness of the protection and alarm systems put in place to prevent exposure to ionising radiation. II.-These initial checks are carried out by an accredited body under the conditions set out in Artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Publication and filing of sector agreements

Article D7343-90

…d, one of which shall be a paper version signed by the parties and the other an electronic version. II-The filing shall be accompanied by the following documents: 1° A copy of the electronic mail or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article D6431-16

…eas France and Health, is a civil servant or hospital practitioner governed by Section 1 of Chapter II of Title V of Book I of this Part, seconded to the Agency for this purpose. The Director is provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-16

…is adopted by an absolute majority of the members present, the qualified persons mentioned in 3° of II, 3° of III and 3° of IV of Article L. 751-2 of the French Commercial Code not being taken into ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-10

…for in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 3 of sub-section 2 of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of the Monetary and Financial Code, under the conditions set out in this section and in I of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-12

…eive the destination provided for in the first paragraph, the late payment penalties referred to in II of Article L. 441-10 shall be payable.This article shall not apply to purchases made by large com…

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