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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-18

The emolument provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 663-18 for the benefit of the judicial representative for the whole of the safeguard or receivership proceedings (number 1 of Table 4-3)…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Rates

Article A132-18

…lements : 1° A technical interest rate set in accordance with the conditions set out in article A. 132-1.2° One of the following tables: a) Tables approved by order of the Minister for the Economy and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-18

…rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the Penal Code committed in the course of a professional activity, where the public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-18-1

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public.

Article R312-18

For the purposes of Article L. 312-2, issues of debt securities are treated as collections of repayable funds from the public when they comply with the following conditions and limits:1° These issues…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-188

…paragraph shall enter into contracts transferring the insurance risks referred to in article L. 214-187 and the nature of the insurance risks covered by these contracts.Undertakings or sub-funds cover…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-18

…ere appropriate. The request is made in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 1142-13 to R. 1142-17 , without it being necessary to determine whether the damage for which the request i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-18

…dy rate for each repair operation, based on the maximum subsidy rates provided for in article R. 1613-9 and the assessment of eligible damage. If the sum of grants that may be awarded to local authori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

…rial uncertainty related to events or circumstances that may cast doubt on the going concern basis. 3. This standard also defines the consequences that the statutory auditor draws in his report from t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 11: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article R641-33

Articles R. 625-1 to R. 625-7 are applicable to judicial liquidation proceedings. The liquidator performs the functions assigned by these provisions to the mandataire judiciaire. He fulfils the obliga…

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