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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1113

The contract is formed by the meeting of an offer and an acceptance by which the parties manifest their will to commit themselves. This will may result from a declaration or unequivocal conduct of its…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1118

Acceptance is a manifestation of the offeror's intention to be bound by the terms of the offer. As long as the acceptance has not reached the offeror, it may be freely retracted, provided that the ret…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1122

The law or the contract may provide for a cooling-off period, which is the period before the expiry of which the recipient of the offer may not express his acceptance, or a withdrawal period, which is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1115

It may be freely retracted until it reaches the addressee.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-4-1-1

I.-Pursuant toArticle L. 214-24-2-1, a portfolio management company may undertake pre-marketing activities in France or in another Member State of the European Union except where the information prese…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-160

I - The formation of the mutual insurance group companies referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 is subject to the provisions of articles R. 322-46 and R. 322-52 of this code. II - T…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

The administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 is granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. For the purposes of granting this authorisation, insurance operati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1459

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Owners or tenants who accidentally rent out part of their personal dwelling, when moreover this rental is not of a periodic nature ; 2° Persons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1730

1. Gives rise to the application of a surcharge of 10% for any delay in the payment of sums due in respect of income tax, social security contributions collected in the same way as income tax, council…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Adoption

Article 1178-1

The adoption decision is enforceable provisionally only if it so orders.The time limit for an appeal in cassation suspends the enforcement of the adoption decision. An appeal in cassation lodged withi…

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