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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

Where the contracting party has irrevocably opted for the delivery of securities, units or shares pursuant to 2° or 3° of article L. 131-1, and has expressly stated in the contract that this option do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-4

I.-For the application of articles L. 442-1, L. 442-2, L. 442-3, L. 442-7 and L. 442-8, the action is brought before the competent civil or commercial court by any person proving an interest, by the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-7

The task of the conciliator is to encourage the debtor and its main creditors and, where applicable, its usual co-contractors to reach an amicable agreement aimed at putting an end to the company's di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1-2

The representative of the State in the department may suspend by decree, after consultation with or at the request of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-23

One month before the date on which the project is due to open to the public, the beneficiary must send the representative of the State in the department, the mayor and the chairman of the public estab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Importation

Article 548

Works imported from a non-EU country must be presented to the customs authorities for customs clearance. After the responsibility stamp has been affixed at the importer's premises, the works are then…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 L

I. - Mortgage formalities for which a proportional real estate security contribution is levied shall give rise to the collection of a contribution reduced by half, subject to the provisions of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° sexies : Redynamising employment areas

Article 1383 H

Unless the municipality or public inter-municipal cooperation body with its own tax system decides otherwise under the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, properties located in the employme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°f: Defence restructuring zones

Article 1383 I

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AG

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