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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article A450-3

The category A and category B officials mentioned in Article A. 450-2 are authorised to carry out visits and seizures for the application of article L. 490-9.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A422-3

Derivatives may be used insofar as they help to reduce risk or promote efficient portfolio management. Investments and assets not admitted to trading on a regulated market are maintained at prudent le…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special accounting provisions

Article A342-2

The provisions of the second sentence of Article A. 132-16 do not apply to the auxiliary accounts referred to in Article L. 143-4 and those referred to in Article L. 381-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-4

…e declarant is authorised by the single body to transmit the single dossier mentioned in article R. 123-3 to the recipient bodies or, where applicable, to the authorities authorised to issue authorisa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-69

…surfing, where only an isothermal garment must be worn as soon as the water temperature falls below 18 degrees. However, over the age of sixteen, the obligation to wear a life jacket or an isothermal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Common provisions.

Article A432-9

With regard to cover for foreign exchange risk relating to import transactions, the loss or profit that may result from a difference between the purchase price of the foreign currency and the price on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to non-fixed fines

Article A37-29

…been recorded in his presence may be recorded using the forms described in articles A. 37 to A. 37-11 above. In this case, the front of the payment card given to the offender states that the fixed fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-4

The declaration provided for in Article R. 762-10 shall comply, as the case may be, with Annex IV or Appendix V to Schedule 7-10 to this Book.The declaration receipt sent by the prefect, provided for…

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

Article A333-2

…Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories are set out in Article 170 decies of Annex IV to the French General Tax Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-8

…ase of a permanent modification to the enclosure or its layout, the documents listed in article A. 312-3 are produced for the modified part of the structure; - in the case of a modification to the env…

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