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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-2

Injured parties may submit a claim to the compensation body:a) If, within a period of three months from the date on which the injured party submitted a claim for compensation to the insurer of the veh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 octies

The taxpayers referred to in the first paragraph of 1 of II of Article 39 C are required to provide, in the month following the start of the depreciation allowed as a deduction from taxable income, a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article R122-2

In addition to bailiffs, the persons responsible for the enforcement measures and precautionary measures necessary for the recovery of debts by public accountants are the agents of the Directorate Gen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-3-1

The rules relating to the financial organisation of public health establishments are applicable to the private health establishments mentioned in b and c of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-7

For the application of the provisions of article L. 2143-2, the doctor of the organisation, health establishment or health cooperation group authorised for the activities mentioned in d of 1° and c an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Electronic transmission of documents subject to legality control.

Article R2131-3

The mayor signs an agreement with the prefect that includes the reference of the approved system or the system exempt from approval mentioned in article R. 2131-2-A and which provides in particular: a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D752-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D754-19

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-15

A medical expert is responsible for giving an opinion to the judicial authorities, where he or she carries out his or her duties, on the alcohol impregnation of persons who have undergone the previous…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-11

…10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 125-17 and L. 125-18. However, for a period of five years from the date on which he definitively ceases…

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