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Showing 55015510 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-18

The tests are marked from 0 to 20.Each mark is assigned the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test.Marks of less than 7/20, with the exception of that obtained in the optional language test,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 A

In accordance with article 1078-3 of the Civil Code, the agreements provided for by articles 1078-1 and 1078-2 of the same code are not subject to gratuitous transfer duties. The first paragraph appli…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Tax deductions and reductions for overseas investments

Article A333-2

The rules relating to the granting of tax approvals for investments in the French overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the W…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A131-1

…ot be more than thirty days after the date on which the claim for benefit is submitted to the insurer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-18

…ns mentioned in article A. 822-11. He also keeps a file for each trainee and each training supervisor.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-62

…y at any time carry out an a posteriori audit of a specific act not subject to an opinion or approval.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-47

Under the conditions and according to the thresholds set by the document provided for in Article A. 211-49-1, with regard to the quality of budgetary internal control: The following are subject to app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AG

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section Sports agents

Article A222-2

When a sports agent introduces interested parties to the conclusion of an employment contract relating to the remunerated exercise of a sporting or training activity, his remuneration is calculated as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article A134-4

Registration shall be renewed under the same number for periods of five years before the end of each period. To this end, the applicant shall file a declaration under the terms of article A. 134-1 and…

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