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Showing 46314640 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-75

The establishment of alimony and indexed annuities (numbers 30 and 31 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee:a) Either to the capital formed by ten times the annual benefit,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-2

I.-The application form for authorisation referred to in Article R. 752-44-3, a model of which is appended to the Order of 28 June 2019 setting the content of the application form for authorisation to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory

Article A123-61

…electronic transmission of the accounting documents provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-111, accompanied, where applicable, by the declaration of confidentiality of the annual accou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A250-2

Any insurance undertaking authorised to insure any of the risks referred to in articles L. 125-1, L. 211-1, L. 220-1, L. 241-1 and L. 242-1 shall make available to any person, on request, insurance ap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-1

I.-The threshold mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 is 5,000 members. II-The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 143-2 is 100 members for each category.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-11

…mated processing is to ensure: 1° Remote declaration of the commercial events mentioned in articles R. 762-4 and R. 762-10, as well as the remote declaration of the registration parks mentioned in art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43

…idation of prior learning is accepted must compile their validation file in accordance with article R. 335-8 of the Education Code. Candidates must use the validation file models appended to this orde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R741-3

I. - The following do not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° In Articles R. 221-8 to R. 221-9, references to the Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire;2° Articles R. 221-33 to R. 221-45, R. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-19

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 663-19, the liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of article L. 641-1, shall receive, for the entire judicial liquidation procedure, the fee p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies

Article A225-2

To issue the opinion referred to in a of II of Article R. 225-105-2, the independent third-party body shall examine the information referred to in I of Article R. 225-105. Where applicable, it shall i…

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