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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-11

When calculating their prudential technical provisions within the meaning of Article L. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings segment their commitments into homogeneous risk groups and, at a m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to public contracts for rail passenger transport services

Article R2522-1

The public contracts mentioned in 4° of Article L. 2512-5, insofar as they relate to the public passenger transport service by rail, are governed, for their award and performance, by Decree no. 2019-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-3-1

Any interested party may apply to the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings for an order, subject to a fine, requiring companies using the acronym "SE" in their company name in breach o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-14

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-11

…ection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability of the draft ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-31

…se, when informed of the lifting of an involuntary hospitalisation in accordance with Article D. 47-30, the public prosecutor will notify the automated national criminal records department, so that it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-3

…s and clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for the assumption o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Group action

Article R652-1

…E RÉDACTION R. 623-1 to R. 623-3 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 623-4 Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019 R. 623-5 to R. 623-33 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-8

…price is set in accordance with the terms set out in articles 1843- 4 du code civil et 17 du décret n° 78- 704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l' application de la loi n° 78- 9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D603

…present code (simple decrees) is applicable in New Caledonia, in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-829 of 29 August 2023, subject to the adaptations provided for in the present title.II.-The…

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