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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advertising.

Article R*322-89

Any person has the right to obtain a copy of the documents filed with the clerk of the court or to have a copy or extract thereof issued at his own expense by the clerk or by the notary holding the mi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advertising.

Article R*322-88

All deeds and resolutions to amend the Articles of Association or to continue the Company beyond the term set for its duration, or to dissolve the Company before that term, shall be subject to the for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-3

Catastrophic risk arises when the debtor is prevented from honouring its commitments as a result of a disaster such as a cyclone, flood, tidal wave, earthquake or volcanic eruption in the debtor's cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-3

…and active or honorary magistrates from the administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal. It may also include active or honorary magistrates from the judiciary.The magistrates on the com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-8

Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, the general meeting of one of the persons referred to in I and II of Article L. 613-34 may, by a two-thirds majority, amend the articles o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-3

Pôle emploi is authorised to defer or abandon the recovery of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid on its own behalf, on behalf of the State or on behalf of the employers mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-3

To meet specific defence requirements, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service may repackage and repackage health products in accordance with the rules laid down by the Ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-8

Voters cast their votes electronically. At the close of the ballot, the votes are counted and a report is drawn up, dated and signed by the members of the polling station. It is sent to the public pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police missions

Article R15-33-8

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal grants or refuses authorisation by decree. Where he is considering refusing authorisation, he shall inform the interested party, specifying that he m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Deletion of data from the file

Article R53-8-35

The department managing the file shall erase the data entered in it: a) On expiry of the periods provided for in 1° and 2° of Article 706-53-4; b) When informed of one of the decisions mentioned in th…

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