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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16

…f this article are traders, whether natural persons or legal entities, for which, in respect of the last closed accounting period and on an annual basis, two of the following three thresholds, the lev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37-4

The report provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-37 contains the following information: 1° A list of all the offices and positions held in any company by each corporate officer during t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-6

…n the polling day scheduled for consultations organised within its jurisdiction on the basis of the last paragraph of Article 72-1, of Article 72-4 and of the last paragraph of Article 73 of the Const…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L591-2

…cles L. 521-2 and L. 521-5 are not applicable; 5° 1° of Article L. 531-27 is not applicable; 6° The last paragraph of Article L. 531-41 is not applicable; 7° In Article L. 552-2, the words: "or until…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-10

…la République française ;b) A copy of the articles of association and by-laws;c) The minutes of the last three general meetings;d) A list of the members responsible for the administration of the assoc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-154

…); - a training unit in organisation (minimum duration: forty hours); - a training unit in teaching lasting at least one hundred and ten hours: this unit includes a work placement lasting at least fif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R513-1

…tion must, on pain of inadmissibility: 1°Be submitted within a period of six months expiring on the last day of the month in which each period of protection ends and be accompanied by proof of payment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: AUTHORISED CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article R812-1

…ipment, health, transport, communications, other goods and services; 3° Demonstrate that during the last calendar year in forty départements, either directly or through local, département or regional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-4

…cipality, in the new municipality or in the municipalities mentioned in article L. 5125-6-1. If the last pharmacy in a municipality with a population of less than 2,500 has ceased trading for good, an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-3

…h of the same article. Where the compensation claimed also relates to the costs provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 249-2, the supporting documents shall also include a certificate from t…

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