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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-8

…to the joint committee in the case of provident institutions and unions governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code, from the date on which they must be made available to the statutory a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article R421-1

…ntioned in the second paragraph of article R. 211-22. The provisions of articles R. 421-5 to R. 421-9 are applicable to refusals to accept responsibility by the French central bureau.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-14

…in companies of statutory auditors, the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 822-9 may not certify the accounts of public interest entities, persons and entities referred to in Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-12

…rsons performing the duties of statutory auditor mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 822-9 may not be appointed as officers, directors, members of the supervisory board or hold a management…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R618-2

The notifications provided for in Article L. 613-22 and in articles R. 612-3-2, R. 612-8, R. 612-9, R. 612-11, R. 612-46 to R. 612-49, R. 612-56, R. 612-73, R. 613-44 to R. 613-45, R. 613-45-3, R. 613…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-45

…pecies referred to in the above article before the end of the period provided for in article L. 623-9 must be made to the person in charge of the tasks relating to the national plant variety authority…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-6

…article R. 721-5 or within two months of the expiry of the deferral periods provided for in Article 9 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998, where the tra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-1

…nce mentioned in article L. 233-1 must cover the benefits provided for in articles L. 160-8, L. 160-9 and L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code.When required, the adequacy of resources is assessed taki…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3541-1

…e President of the General Council. Article L. 4313-2, with the exception of the second sentence of 9°, and Article L. 4313-3 are applicable to the Department of Mayotte. The report on the budget guid…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-2

…lude the contract. III. - The public prosecutor acts ex officio in the case provided for by article 9 of the aforementioned ordinance.

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