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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-278

…g to the claim to the status of société coopérative artisanale governed by the tittre Ier de la loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale. Th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-53

…nt to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 19 and 108 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-4

…rvices implementing educational measures ordered by the judicial authority pursuant to l'ordonnance n° 45-174 du 2 février 1945relative à l'enfance délinquante or of articles 375 to 375-8 of the Civil…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe VII

…ata identified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés grants you the ri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe XI

…ata identified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés grants you the ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

The Supervisory Board is made up of : 1° Two members of the standing committee of the National Assembly responsible for finance, at least one of whom belongs to a group that has declared that it does…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 998

By derogation from Article 991 are exempt from the special tax: 1° Group insurance and collective operations underwritten by a company or group of companies for the benefit of their employees or by a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater Q

Where the settlor does not carry on an activity covered by Articles 34 or 35, an agricultural activity within the meaning of article 63, a professional activity within the meaning of 1 of article 92 o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L594-1

…icles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L. 511-…

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