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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-5

The articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-5, L. 211-12, L. 211-13,L. 211-22, L. 211-24, L. 221-3, L. 261-6, L. 262-2, L. 264-3, L. 264-5, L. 265-1, L. 265-3, L. 266-2, L. 267-1, L. 267-2, L. 268-2 and the secon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-77

When applying to open a Livret Jeune, the applicant declares on his or her honour that he or she does not already hold a Livret Jeune and that he or she meets the residence requirement set out in arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-28

By way of derogation from Articles R. 561-23 and R. 561-24, the persons mentioned in 1° to 6° and 7°a of Article L. 561-2 who belong to the same group within the meaning of Article L. 561-33 may agree…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

In life insurance and personal accident insurance, the sums insured are fixed by the contract.In the case of life insurance or capitalisation operations, the guaranteed capital or annuity may be expre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article R681-1

…ts of waiver of protection of the personal assets of the sole trader provided for in Article L. 526-25 are mentioned, specifying the name of the creditor concerned and the amount of the commitment; Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-177

…t for the issue of a certificate of non-damageability provided for by the Alsace-Lorraine law of 19 June 1906 on the certificate of non-damageability gives rise to the collection of a fixed fee in acc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…d'amortissement de la dette sociale (social debt redemption fund) established byarticle 1 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the redemption of social debt; 3° Units or shares in undert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…la santé et de la recherche médicale;24° Research teams at university hospitals and cancer centres;25° Research and training teams at the Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique;26° The Institut na…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-2

…article L. 2123-20, contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 2123-25-2, contributions to pension schemes pursuant to articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28, contributions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…surance contracts) ;22 Motor third party liability ;23 Motor (damage) ;24 Personal property damage ;25 Damage to professional property ;26 Damage to agricultural property ;27 Natural disasters ;28 Gen…

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