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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-1

…e mutual commitments of the parties ;the conditions for tacit renewal, if this is stipulated; - the cases in which and conditions under which the contract may be extended;-the cases in which and the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-134

…e may be limited to the amount of subscriptions unless the General Meeting decides otherwise. In no case may the amount of the capital increase be less than three quarters of the increase decided upon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 202

…e surname, first names and address of the successor. This sixty-day period begins to run: a. in the case of the cessation of the practice of a profession other than the holding of an office, from the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 761

The parties are exempted from having to constitute a lawyer in the cases provided for by law or regulation and in the following cases: 1° In matters falling within the jurisdiction of the protection l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…he event of a conviction, the fine imposed may not be less than the amount of the fixed fine in the case provided for in article 495-18, nor less than the amount of the increased fixed fine in the cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-1

…er of Defence or the military authority empowered by him prior to any prosecution, including in the case of an indictment against an unnamed person, a supplementary indictment or an indictment followi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-4

…the Solvency Capital Requirement in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II Section I. In the cases of consultations provided for in 2° and 3°, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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

Article R623-5

…ith the agreement of the breeder in the territory of any other State for more than six years in the case of vines, forest trees, fruit trees and ornamental trees, including in each case their rootstoc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article R313-16

…his organisation, its corporate purpose, the address of its registered office and, depending on the case, the reference of the articles of association of the association or the registration number of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-1

…rovided as collateral is a commercial property ; 2.80% of the value of the property financed in the case of guaranteed loans or of the property provided as collateral in the case of mortgage loans whe…

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