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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Appointment to new or vacant offices

Article R742-22

When selecting a successful candidate for the competition provided for in article R. 742-6-1, the Minister for Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, shall appoint, from among the candidates from the same…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1009

…e law reserves a share of the property, shall be liable for the debts and charges of the testator's succession, personally for his share and portion and hypothecarily for the whole; and he shall be li…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Institutions of heirs and legacies in general.

Article 1002-1

Unless the disposing party wishes otherwise, where the succession has been accepted by at least one heir designated by law, the legatee may confine his emolument to part of the property disposed of in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 641

The time limits for the registration of the declarations that the heirs, donees or legatees have to make of the property due to them or transmitted by death are: Six months, from the day of death, whe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and evidence of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies

Article A112

…ful event, the operation over time of the cover triggered by the claim, and the consequences of the succession of contracts with different triggering methods, must be drawn up in accordance with the a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

…to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for an individual and 75,000 euros for a legal entity. When the fine is imposed following a re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-13

The intervention team of the mobile emergency and resuscitation structure comprises at least one doctor, one nurse and one driver or pilot. The driver fulfils the conditions laid down in 1° of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…313-2 of the code of taxes on goods and services that do not meet the definitions provided for in Regulations (EU) No 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and (EU)…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-10

…ons for applying the principle of proportionality are defined in Article 88 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. The simplified methodologies for calculating the capi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1-2

…l also be deemed not to have been fulfilled if declarations relating to cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on contro…

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