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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1101

…agreement within the time limit, the judge shall, by order, declare of his own motion that the application for divorce has lapsed. When the spouses submit a new agreement, the parties are summoned acc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of solvency

Article R313-14

…ossible, events that may occur during the term of the proposed credit agreement such as, where applicable, a possible increase in the borrowing rate or a risk of a negative change in the exchange rate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-14

…created, the chamber assembly elects the chamber president and vice-president without waiting until January.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Labelling of preparations

Article R5121-146-2

…ng and, if available, the outer packaging of the preparations mentioned in 1° to 3° of Article L. 5121-1 must bear, on a white background, the following information, written in such a way as to be eas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Labelling of preparations

Article R5121-146-3

…ary packaging on which it is impossible to include all the information provided for in Article R. 5121-146-2 may bear only the information provided for in a, c, d and h of 1° of Article R. 5121-146-2,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-2

…Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, within the meaning of Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A ter

…I of Article 80 bis and in I of Article 80 quaterdecies from a French source, give rise to the application of a withholding tax on the sale of the corresponding securities when they are realised by pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-14

The list referred to in I of Article L. 822-1 is established in alphabetical order with an indication, for each statutory auditor or company of statutory auditors, of the year of initial registration…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-14

The risks remain covered under the same conditions in the event of fault on the part of the captain or crew, except as stated in article L. 173-5.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application and the divorce proceedings

Article 1115

…claimant's intentions regarding the liquidation of the community or joint ownership and, where applicable, the distribution of assets. It does not constitute a claim within the meaning of Article 4 of…

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