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

Article R421-17

…re prohibited. In the event of non-compliance with this prohibition, the provisions of the law of 3 April 1942 prohibiting pacts for the settlement of compensation due to accident victims under the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Conditions for application of the special regime for mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article 817 A

…ntributions of assets, mergers or transactions comparable, within the meaning of the Directive of 9 April 1973 of the Council of the European Communities, to mergers giving entitlement to the special…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of residence permits

Article R431-1

…for third-country nationals and its annex, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008. It includes the information listed in A of II of the

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-3-3

…c of II of article 242 nonies A of Annex II to the General Tax Code, in the version in force on 26 April 2013," are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to market undertakings and clearing houses

Article L764-12

…ing resulting from L. 464-1 Order no. 2007-1490 of 18 October 2007 L. 464-2Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-71

…taken into account to assess compliance with the maximum payment limit provided for in article R. 221-68 are made up of the fraction of premiums representing the savings transaction defined by decree…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Disciplinary Committee.

Article R724-7

…sion shall be installed in office by the First President of the Cour de cassation between 10 and 20 April following their appointment or election.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4a: The Chamber of Territories

Article D4422-30-6

…mbly concerned by uninominal ballot under the conditions laid down for an appointment in Article L. 2121-21. II.-The representatives mentioned in article D. 4422-30-3 are appointed to each committee b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…and investment firms;3° Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Europe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article R143-23

For the application of article L. 143- 21, it shall be carried out in accordance with articles 1281- 2 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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