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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-1

…e commitments in the event of death, under the conditions set out in this chapter.These commitments may include the guarantee of an annuity or a capital sum at maturity under conditions specified by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-210

The company may not own, directly or through a person acting in its own name but on behalf of the company, more than 10% of its total own shares, nor more than 10% of a given class. These shares must…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-231

…g at least 5% of the share capital, either individually or grouped together in any form whatsoever, may put questions in writing to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or to the Management Board ab…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-2

…therwise stipulated in the contract. However, the beneficiary of an exclusive right of exploitation may bring an infringement action if, after formal notice, the proprietor fails to exercise that righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1

…I of article L. 2123-20. II. - In municipalities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, an allowance may be paid for the actual performance of the duties of municipal councillor within the limits provi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Loan guarantees

Article L2252-1

A commune may only grant a loan guarantee or surety to a person governed by private law under the conditions set out in this chapter. The total amount of annual instalments, already guaranteed or guar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecution or proceed in accordance with articles 389 to 390-1,393 to 397-7,495 to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Seizures without dispossession

Article 706-158

…preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at the advanced expense of the Treasury, of property for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…n the sentenced person shows serious signs of social rehabilitation, the sentence enforcement court may, exceptionally and under the conditions provided by Article 712-7, decide that the security peri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-1

I. - Payment service providers may use the services of one or more agents to carry out payment service activities on their behalf, within the limits of their authorisation. Agents may promote the serv…

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