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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16-1

…irst paragraph of Article A. 132-16 and in exceptional situations, the provision for profit sharing may be written back after authorisation from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-5

…° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the terms of article 131-26 of the Penal Code; 2° Prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-27…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-6

…pitalisation contract, under the conditions provided for in I of article 3 of order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 and its application procedures, are stated in the document formalising the initial conv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-30

…ch healthcare activity defined in article R. 6122-25 and heavy equipment defined in article R. 6122-26. These zones may be common to several care activities and heavy equipment.Within these zones, qua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

…icles L. 236-8 to L. 236-17 or a demerger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-20 to L. 236-26, or if it is made to a company wholly owned by the seller, any contribution of goodwill made to a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

…re in New York on 1 March 1980; 4° The Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed in New York on 26 January 1990; 5° The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (together with an Opti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-18

…ants whose status is governed by decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special status of researchers at the French Food Safety Agency. It is…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-27

…the European Union for the same reasons as those mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 421-26 may carry out an assignment in France for a period of ninety days or less, as part of the tempora…

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