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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-2

The State guarantee under Articles L. 431-4, L. 431-5, L. 431-9 and L. 431-10 of this Code gives rise to the payment of remuneration by the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance. The terms and conditions for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Consumer information

Article R131-1

The failure by a professional seller or service provider to provide any interested party who so requests with a copy of the agreements that he usually offers, in disregard of the provisions of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes

Article 729

Agreements which relate to shares or stocks and which are considered for registration duty purposes as transferring real estate ownership for valuable consideration under articles 727,728 and 1655 ter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis A

The additional contributions to the premiums or contributions relating to certain insurance policies paid into the National Agricultural Risk Management Fund, up to the ceiling provided for in I of Ar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546-2

Before the Court of Appeal, the information given to the judge of the conclusion of a participatory procedure agreement between all the parties to the appeal proceedings interrupts the time limits for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2450

…petition with other mortgage creditors, he is paid in the rank assigned to him by articles 2418 to 2420.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-2

The State may enter into agreements providing for financial assistance, where appropriate, with : 1° Employers whose activity is specifically aimed at integration through economic activity ; 2° Employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-7

…ease in the activity of the host structure, to fill a seasonal job as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 or to replace an employee in the event of absence or suspension of his employment contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Succession of contracts.

Article L6222-16

If the apprenticeship contract is followed by the signing of an open-ended employment contract, a fixed-term contract or a temporary employment contract with the same company, no trial period may be i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of apprenticeships in apprentice training centres

Article L6232-1

An apprentice training centre may enter into an agreement with educational establishments, training organisations or companies under the terms of which the latter provide all or part of the teaching n…

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