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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…ted by the difference between the total amount of the regulated commitments mentioned in Article R. 331-1, all currencies combined, and the total amount of the assets mentioned in Articles R. 332-3-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget

Article D2312-3

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 2312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the municipality relating to forecast changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octodecies

I. - Taxpayers who exercise an option for the first time for a real tax regime may recognise, free of tax, the capital gains acquired, on the effective date of this option, by the non-depreciable elem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

…ith the person or persons implicating him or make motions for annulment on the basis of l'article 173.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-4

…e accused is sentenced to unsuspended imprisonment, the court hearing the case pursuant to articles 395 et seq. may, regardless of the length of the sentence, order, on the basis of the elements of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-37

The drawee may require payment of the cheque by the bearer.The bearer may not refuse partial payment.If the provision is less than the amount of the cheque, the bearer has the right to demand payment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

Financial securities issued on French territory and subject to French law are registered either in a securities account held by the issuer or by one of the intermediaries mentioned in 2° to 7° of Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-3

The Banque de France is prohibited from authorising overdrafts or granting any other type of credit to the Treasury or any other public body or company. The direct acquisition by the Banque de France…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the central social and economic committee

Article L1233-36

…nts hold their meetings after those of the central works council held in application of article L. 1233-30. These meetings take place within the timeframes stipulated in article L. 1233-30.If the appo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3

…h the company or establishment concerned is open. Without prejudice to the provisions ofarticle L. 1242-1, an agreement or an extended branch agreement may set the terms for calculating this waiting p…

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