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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-15

The Boards of Directors of the central insurance companies include, in addition to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:a) Three directors representing the French State, appointed by the Minister…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-15

…ection of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section:proceeds from the sale of a fixed asset received as a gift or bequest, provided that it is not expressl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

…Partial exemptions from direct local taxes are granted for the years 2017 to 2025 when the difference between the assessment established for the year 2017 in application of this code and the assessme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L754-15

…aw no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2° thereof Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-4 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-15

…ive authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs to take a formal position on compliance with the second, third and fourth paragraphs of I of Article L. 441-10 of the arrangements for ca…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-15

…stment of such income, including for the purpose of providing social, cultural and educational services...; 8° The list of representation agreements concluded, specifying the names of the collective m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-156

…2° of the I of article L. 214-115 may represent up to 100% of the assets of a société civile de placement immobilier, if the following three conditions are met:1° These companies draw up annual accou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

…refuses to make an offer, or if the person responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhausted or has expired, the Office instituted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-15

I.-The professional sections of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu are : 1° The professional section for doctors ; 2° The professional section for dental surgeons ; 3° The pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Sale or provision of "snowball" services

Article L121-15

The following are prohibited: 1° The sale practised by the so-called "snowball" process or any other similar processes consisting in particular of offering goods to the public with the expectation tha…

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