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Showing 53415350 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article A712-11

…ccordance with the procedures specified in a standard of intervention provided for in 2° of Article L. 711-16..

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article A210-2

…auditor's work has been completed 4° An assessment, for each objective referred to in 2° of Article L. 210-10, since the last audit or, failing that, since the date on which the conditions laid down i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to certain group provident and insurance operations.

Article A441-1

The rates used to conduct the group insurance operations provided for in article L. 441-1 include the remuneration of the managing company and any intermediaries. The agreements must indicate the char…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments organising the practice of underwater diving

Article A322-71

The provisions of this section apply to the establishments mentioned in article L. 322-2 which organise the practice of underwater diving. They do not apply to archaeological diving, underground divin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 A

…dered to be wages, when they carry out their activity under the conditions provided for in articles L. 7412-1, L. 7412-2 and L. 7413-2 of the French Labour Code.The economic activities referred to in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article A450-2

…oned in Article A. 450-1 are empowered to carry out the visits and seizures provided for in Article L. 450-4.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…ronment based on a review of the files of his predecessor or, where applicable, the statutory auditor. The auditor pays particular attention to: -the factors identified by the predecessor the factors…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 899

Article 706-9 shall read as follows: "Art. 706-9.-The President shall take into account in the amount of the sums awarded to the victim as compensation for his loss :benefits listed in II of Article 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-6

The declarations relating to the company and its establishments, referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 and which must be filed by the declarant with the single body in order to be forwarded to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 A

…rovisions of 1° bis and 2° of article 208 is reserved for investment companies governed by articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, which allocate all of their distributable pro…

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