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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-5

…ovide for it to be open to bodies in the following categories:1° Bodies governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code or by II of Article L. 727-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25

…o game scores between 12 and 15 points for the "Authors and Creative Collaborators" group: 1 point; 9° The "Technological innovations" sub-group is awarded a maximum of 4 points for innovations in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Defence or security contracts

Article L2515-1

…the envisaged share of purchases for each Member State as defined in the agreement or arrangement;9° Including for civilian purchases made in a third country when forces are deployed outside the ter…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article Annexe de l'article R. 122-30

…seignement et de formation professionnelle agricoles privés relevant des articles L. 813-1 à L. 813-9 du code rural et de la pêche maritime, uniquement pour leurs classes sous contrat; -Private higher…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-1

…ence enforcement judge, apprehend any convicted person for whom the second paragraph of article 131-9 or the second paragraph of Article 131-11 of the Penal Code or placed under the supervision of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

…examination of the design documents, under the conditions set out in articles R. 125-18 and R. 125-19 of the French Construction and Housing Code;3° An enlarged site plan;4° A plan of the site and its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-5

…resale and the price of transport. The effective purchase price is multiplied by a coefficient of 0.9 for wholesalers who distribute products or services exclusively to professionals who are independe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-2

…e two years following the disposal; 8° The duration of each of the commitments made by the offeror; 9° The arrangements for financing the financial guarantees envisaged when they are required under Ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-2

…hire purchase, a description of the goods hired and the price to be paid in the event of purchase; 9° Any security required; 10° Except in the case of a lease with a purchase option, the borrowing ra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 795

…anuscripts, made to establishments with civil status, other than those referred to in I of Article 794, if these works and objects are intended to feature in a public collection;2° Gifts and legacies…

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