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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-16

…o recovers from the debtor of the compensation the contribution referred to in 4° of article R. 421-27.If the person responsible for the damage intends to exercise the right to dispute provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-4

Physical persons convicted under articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 or L. 823-3 incur the following additional penalties:1° A residence ban for a maximum of five years;2° Suspension of the driving licence fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-24

…plete the term of office of the member being replaced. Subject to the provisions of article R. 1313-27, the duties of a member of the Scientific Advisory Board are performed free of charge.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-19

…tion procedures set out inarticle L. 622-24 of the French Commercial Code and decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies, as well as articles R. 6…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…Article 1 of the decree of 31 January 1942 issued for the application of Article 4 of the law of 28 June 1941, and on behalf of these organisations (1); 2° (repealed as from the date of entry into for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

…incipal or the right to payment of interest on a bond arising from a stripping carried out before 1 June 1991, the redemption premium means the difference between:a) The principal or interest that he…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…s of a small business within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

…ll and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Searching for information

Article L152-1

Subject to the provisions of article 6 of law no. 51-711 of 7 June 1951 on the obligation, coordination and secrecy of statistics, the administrations of the State, the regions, the départements and t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 221-2

The following are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles…

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