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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-7

In accordance with the provisions of article

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 4

ENNEX 4 MENTIONED IN ARTICLES R. 142-27, R. 142-28, R. 142-29 AND R. 142-30 PERSONAL DATA AND INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE AUTOMATED PROCESSING SYSTEM GESTEL PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216 A

…rs granted by the latter to another company in which it has a holding within the meaning of article 145 are not taken into account in determining the taxable results of the debtor company. To benefit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article A243-2

…in the territory of the French Republic in accordance with the first five paragraphs of article L. 310-2 of the Insurance Code, or by an identified person duly authorised by the insurer.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-28

…f the plenary committee and each sub-committee, and the secretary general referred to in Article A. 142-27. It is responsible for preparing the work programme of the sub-committees and the Committee a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…year certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-510. Audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory audit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions and forfeitures.

Article A211-3

For the purposes of 2° of article R. 211-10, transport is considered to be carried out in sufficiently safe conditions: a) With regard to passenger cars, estate cars and vehicles used for the public t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-23

…unds between creditors entrusted by the court to the mandataire judiciaire pursuant to article L. 631-16 (number 9 of table 4-3) is set in accordance with article A. 663-16.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 9

ANNEX 9 MENTIONED TO ARTICLE R. 431-2 Arrêté du 27 avril 2021 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile relatif aux titres de séjour…

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

Article A422-2

For the entire asset portfolio, the guarantee fund only invests in assets and instruments with risks that it can identify, measure, monitor, manage, control and report adequately. All assets are inves…

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