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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-35

When the victim lives overseas or abroad, the time limits set by articles R. 211-31 and R. 211-32 are extended by one month. The time limit given to the insurer to make an offer of compensation is ext…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 1004

…ministration publishes a list of foreign insurers with a responsible representative on the previous 31 December in the Journal Officiel.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 B

…fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908, not exempt pursuant to articles 1395 à 1395 B and which are located in Corsica are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-8

The provisions of this section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions in the form of companies and whose cor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-38

…communication audiovisuelle et numérique in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article R. 331-34 or in the event of failure to comply with the injunction issued pursuant to the provisions of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…pplication for classification within the meaning of article L. 133-13 of this code was submitted by 31 December 2017 at the latest and declared complete by the prefecture by 30 April 2018 at the lates…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVII: Tax credit for credit institutions and finance companies that grant zero-rate loans for first-time home ownership

Article 244 quater V

…t has concluded an administrative assistance agreement with France to combat tax fraud and evasion, may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the non-interest-bearing loans referred to in Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-204

…each of the social and medico-social establishments with accommodation mentioned in I of Article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles or covered byArticle L. 162-31 of the Social S…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

…cribed by the general interoperability reference framework mentioned in Article 11 of Ordinance no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 relating to electronic exchanges between users and administrative autho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-23-1

…s L. 1424-13 à L. 1424-19 shall be the subject of the agreements provided for therein no later than 31 December of the year following the promulgation of the law n° 2004-811 du 13 août 2004 de moderni…

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