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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-146

No survivorship association may have a duration of less than ten years or more than twenty-five years, counted from 1 January of the year in which it was opened. The period during which a survivorship…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-3

When the family affairs judge pronounces or modifies a measure, taken pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, prohibiting a minor child from leaving the country without the authorisation of bot…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-11

…the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the target formats and distribution media;3° The technical feasibility of the project.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-3

…hen the athlete's consent has been obtained in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 232-14-2, the testing operations referred to in article L. 232-14-1 may be initiated on the basis of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-147

The opening and constitution of each association in the event of survival, as well as the closing of the registration lists for the said association, must be recorded by deliberation of the company's…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

I.-For the contracts referred to in article L. 113-12-2, the insurer must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative management of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police tasks

Article R15-33-11

…the customs and tax authorities shall ensure compliance with the principles set out in articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-19. It provides customs officers responsible for judicial police missions with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-3

…filing the declaration of assignment of assets when this filing occurs simultaneously with the application for registration.As regards the filing of amending or supplementary declarations of assignmen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-12

…years may, after serving four years of such period of Ineligibility, participate as an athlete in local sporting events organised by organisations, or their members, which are not signatories to the W…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degr…

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