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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article A421-13

The rates of the contribution to the guarantee fund provided for in I of Article L. 421-10-1 are set as follows: 1° The rate applicable to the difference between the premiums for the last ten financia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-35-1

…authorisation to disclose the connection data referred to in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 621-10-2 shall specify for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having committed m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…21 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 September in 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the aid granted pursuant to Articles 916-25 to 916-33 and the amounts of the subsidies in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-30

…and upgrading plan relating to the waste collection and treatment service no later than 31 December 2019.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-8

…population by €24.48 or, if its member communes are scattered over several islands, by €48.96.From 2019, each community of communes or agglomeration community in French Polynesia receives a per capit…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products.

Article R5437-1

…tattooing product whose composition does not comply with the decrees provided for in article R. 513-10-4 or without making available the information file mentioned in article R. 513-10-3 ; 2° Failing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-1-1

…rter is equal to:" 1° To one hundred and fifty-six hours for mayors of municipalities with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of municipalities with at least 30,000 inhabitants;" 2° To one…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-39

…required to satisfy the requirements of article 1832 of the Civil Code or articles L. 225-1, L. 22-10-1, L. 22-10-2 and L. 226-1 of this Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-12

The approval of the organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 122-10 is issued in consideration of:the diversity of the members;the professional qualifications of the directors;the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 415-1

For the purposes of Article 415, the funds or digital assets referred to inArticle L. 54-10-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code are presumed to be the direct or indirect proceeds of one of the offenc…

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