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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-8

I.-The box referred to in article L. 132-5-2 is placed at the top of the insurance proposal, draft contract or notice. It must not exceed one page in size and must contain the following information, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-67

Documents relating to an inter vivos gift (numbers 16 to 19 of table 5) give rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the value in full ownership (including in the case of a usufruct res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-8

For the application of 2° of article L. 214-24-23, articles D. 214-32-7-5 to D. 214-32-7-7 and articles D. 214-32-7-13 to D. 214-32-7-15 are applicable to the AIF or its management company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-51

The result of each of the profit and loss accounts other than that mentioned in article R. 6145-50 is allocated, during the financial year following that to which it relates, by decision of the Superv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-4

The information document provided for in IV of Article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 contains the information set out in the attached model. Annex to article A. 132-4-4 of the French Insuran…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe II

(APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 762-3)DECLARATION FORM FOR A COMMERCIAL EVENT PROGRAMME HELD IN A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK(Articles L. 762-1 et R. 762-5 du code de commerce)Identification of the exhibition…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-4

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-1, to natural persons who are personality investigators, judicial controllers, delegates of the pu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employee rights.

Article L8223-1

In the event of termination of the employment relationship, an employee to whom an employer has had recourse under the terms of article L. 8221-3 or by committing the acts provided for in article L. 8…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-6

A temporary or multi-annual residence permit may be withdrawn from a foreign national who has committed acts that expose him or her to one of the convictions provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-40,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-1 A

A legal entity's bulletin no. 2 is the record of the records applicable to it, excluding those concerning the following decisions: 1° Convictions that have been expressly excluded from being mentioned…

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