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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-116

The reinsurance treaty entered into by a mutual insurance company with a union constituted under the terms of article L. 322-26-3 must specify that the union is jointly and severally liable, vis-à-vis…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligation of the holder to put subcontractors out to tender

Article R2393-4

When the purchaser decides to require the holder, for all or some of the subcontracts, to put the economic operators out to tender in order to choose one or more subcontractors pursuant to 1° of Artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 846 bis

Powers of attorney, mortgage releases and notarial deeds other than those recording usucapion are subject to a fixed land registration tax or, where applicable, a fixed registration fee of €25. The ra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1739 A

Without prejudice to the taxation of interest unduly exempted under 7° of Article 157, natural persons who have knowingly opened a Livret A in contravention of the provisions of the third paragraph of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-8

…ders: 1° When ordering local precautions on objects entrusted to his vigilance and authority by 1°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 2212-2, by the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 2542-4 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-133

…or prohibition; 2° When the end of the prohibition set by the court pursuant to Article L. 653-11; 3° Where the executive who is the subject of an incapacity or prohibition no longer performs his dut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-13

The Chairman of the Commission or the Assessing Magistrate shall hear the case; he may conduct or cause to be conducted any hearings and investigations that may be useful. However, if it is clear from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-12

…ies defined in article R. 2333-120-11 an agent who does not satisfy the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of article R. 2333-120-8. The contracting third party shall terminate the duties of an agent as s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D783-18

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D782-18

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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