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

Article R441-12

…ount is kept. For each agreement, an appropriation income statement and an appropriation balance sheet account are drawn up, in which the assets representing the commitments of the agreement and the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-22-1

…onsible for water production or distribution draws up, implements, evaluates and updates a water safety management plan for the part for which it is responsible. For the purposes of this article, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to investor protection

Article L763-13

…91 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-1 to L. 465-3-3 and L. 465-3-4 with the exception of 3° of its I and 1° of its II Law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 465-3-5 Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to investor protection

Article L762-13

…91 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-1 to L. 465-3-3 and L. 465-3-4 with the exception of 3° of its I and 1° of its II Law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 465-3-5 Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L764-13

…91 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-1 to L. 465-3-3 and L. 465-3-4 with the exception of 3° of its I and 1° of its II Law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 465-3-5 Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article D548-1

The amount of credit referred to in Article L. 548-1 may not exceed €2,000 per lender and per project. The term of such credit may not exceed seven years. The contractual interest rate for such credit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-2-1

By way of exception to 2° of article L. 113-2, when the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article R6222-23-1

In order to allow a new apprenticeship contract to be signed in application of article L. 6222-18-2, an exception may be made to the minimum duration of the apprenticeship contract mentioned in the fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-27

…the consultation on social policy, the employer also presents to the Social and Economic Committee: 1° An annual written report reviewing the general situation regarding health, safety and working con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfer of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity other than those mentioned in V are exempt for:1° The whol…

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