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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…lence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the Office shall be sub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a : Communications and notifications applicable when the appellant is the claimant or the judicial agent of the State

Article R40-11

…ithin fifteen days of their submission, of the conclusions of the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation and the conclusions of the person referred to in Article R. 40-9. He communicates to this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3. Digital assets

Article 150 VH bis

I. - Subject to the provisions specific to professional profits, capital gains realised by natural persons domiciled for tax purposes in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, directly or through a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-11

The chairman of the High Council may decide, after obtaining the assent of the accounting officer:1° In the event of hardship for the debtors, to grant an ex gratia remission of the High Council's deb…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11-1

Without prejudice to cases in which the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article 495-11 are not met, the president may refuse homologation if he considers that the nature of the facts, the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judgment on liability

Article 849-11

…d within which the defendant must implement the publicity measures ordered pursuant to the article 67 de la loi du 18 novembre 2016 aforementioned and, failing this, on expiry of which they will be ca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-7

As from 1 January 2000, a fraction of the annual tax on office premises, commercial premises and storage premises, governed by article 231 ter of the General Tax Code, is allocated to the Ile-de-Franc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Veterinary medicinal products

Article R1453-11

…ess of its registered office:1° The identity of each beneficiary of each agreement, i.e. :a) In the case of a professional referred to in 1° of article L. 1453-2, the surname, first name, position, pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII quinquies : Compliance programme penalties

Article 764-44

I.-The penalty provided for in Article 131-39-2 of the Penal Code shall be carried out under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor. The French Anti-Corruption Agency shall report to the Public Pros…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11

…that any insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 which intends to open a branch, to carry on business for the first time under the freedom to provide services in the territory of anoth…

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