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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…m operations located in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion may be subject to an allowance under the conditions set out in II or III when these businesses meet the following c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-4

…not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-72-3, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action as it sees fit; it may, after hearing the Public Prosecutor's Office, is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R*421-64

…eaux of insurance. The terms and conditions of this reimbursement are set out in articles R. 421-65 to R. 421-67.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-4

The Minister for the Economy decides whether to grant the guarantee provided for in article R. 442-11-1, after consulting the Commission des garanties et du crédit au commerce extérieur, on the basis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Record-keeping relating to investments, contracts, claims and reinsurance

Article A343-4-1

…may comprise several series, without omission or duplication, with successive riders being attached to the original policy, or assign policyholders or members continuous numbers that meet the same req…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Record-keeping relating to investments, contracts, claims and reinsurance

Article A343-4-3

Reinsurance treaties, acceptances, cessions and retrocessions are recorded in chronological order under a continuous numbering system. The following information must be recorded on a document that can…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Record-keeping relating to investments, contracts, claims and reinsurance

Article A343-4-2

Events and claims that give rise or are likely to give rise to at least one of the guarantees provided for in the contract, or outflows, are recorded as soon as they are known, under a continuous numb…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-4-1

…he procedures provided for by article 712-6, either finds that the sentenced person will be subject to a treatment order, or orders, by express decision, that there is no need for a treatment order.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-4

Two of the three experts on the panel provided for by article 720-5 to carry out the assessment of dangerousness provided for by the same article are those mentioned in article R. 61-11. The conclusio…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 3: "cardiac intensive care".

Article D6124-29-4

…intensive care unit is ensured, outside day services, by at least : 1° The presence on site of a doctor with training or experience in critical care ; 2° An on-call doctor specialising in the discipli…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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