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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-7

Where the term of the contract is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes.Where…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-7

I.-When, pursuant to 6° of Article L. 824-5, the general rapporteur or an investigator calls upon one or more experts, his decision shall define the subject of the expert appraisal, set the timeframe…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-7

Information relating to patients' health is either kept within the health care institutions which have compiled it, or deposited by these institutions with a host in compliance with the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint regional committees

Article R6156-79

I.-The joint regional commission attached to each director general of a regional health agency comprises twenty-eight members divided into two colleges: 1° A college representing the medical, odontolo…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71

I.- For the application of the condition of previous activity income mentioned in 3° of article R. 5424-70, the income declared by the self-employed person to the tax authorities for income tax purpos…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-71

The provisions of article R. 123-66 do not apply:1° To the updating of references made, in the main registration, to secondary registrations: in this case, the corrective entry is made automatically b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-79

I. - Any issue of bonds, participating securities or subordinated securities under the conditions and within the limits provided for in article L. 322-2-1 and any issue of mutualist certificates under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-7

Where the interests involved justify the transfer of one of the proceedings provided for in Book VI of the legislative part of this Code to another court pursuant to Article L. 662-2, this referral ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-5

Undertakings reinsuring commitments under an agreement on a uniform proportional basis apply articles R. 441-7 to R. 441-7-3, R. 441-12 and R. 441-21. For the purposes of these articles, the following…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Land registration tax

Article 743

The following are exempt from land registration tax: 1° Construction leases; 2° Long-term leases concluded pursuant to articles L. 416-1 to L. 416-6, L. 416-8 and L. 416-9du code rural et de la pêche…

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