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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringement of a copyright or related right by an online public communication service

Article L443-1

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may refer the matter to the court under the conditions set out inarticle L. 336-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-1

Insurance undertakings authorised to transact business involving commitments the performance of which depends on the duration of human life may only transact the business referred to in Article L. 441…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

…elve months, on what terms and in what proportion;5° The change in the service value over the last five financial years and its cumulative change over this period.II. - The policyholder may decide to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R*441-3

Any person who, even as an intermediary, offers to subscribe to contracts or agreements that contravene the provisions of this chapter, or arranges for such contracts or agreements to be subscribed, w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2

In addition to the information mentioned in article L. 112-4, the contract includes 1° The surname, first names and date of birth of the insured person(s) ; 2° The event or date on which the guarantee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-1

Where the agreement provides for the possibility of a reduction in the value of the annuity unit, this reduction may only occur where the ratio between, on the one hand, the sum of the special technic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-21

…e 68 de la loi du 18 novembre 2016 susmentionnée. Substitution entails the transfer of the mandate given by the interested parties to the substituted applicant. The defaulting applicant is required to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Budgetary and financial provisions

Article R144-2

Capital expenditure may only be charged against reserves that have been set aside in advance.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Budgetary and financial provisions

Article R144-1

An expenditure budget and an estimate of income are prepared for each financial year. They are sent to the members of the General Council, the Censor and his alternate at least two weeks before the da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-22

When the parties reach a settlement, even in part, the adjudicating court will record the content of the agreement in a report. Where appropriate, the minutes shall state that the agreement has been i…

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