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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-2

The articles of association of companies reinsured under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1 must contain a clause providing for the substitution of the mutual union for the reinsured compa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-6

Where a company referred to in this section, previously authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 321-1, enters into a reinsurance treaty and obtains the agreement of the Autorité de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article D4422-30-3

I.-A representative of the Corsican Massif Committee referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 4421-3 and his replacement are appointed by the standing committee provided for in the third parag…

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

Article R214-32-4-1-2

For the purposes of this section, with the exception of articles R. 214-32-20 and R. 214-32-35, references to Member States, Member States of the European Union and the European Union shall be underst…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-14

The amount of the penalty provided for in Article 78 of the local civil code is that of the civil fine provided for in Article 32-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions common to all defendants.

Article 333

The third party defendant is required to proceed in the court in which the original claim was brought, without being able to decline the territorial jurisdiction of that court, even by invoking a juri…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions common to all defendants.

Article 332

The judge may invite the parties to put in evidence all interested parties whose presence he deems necessary for the resolution of the dispute. In non-contentious matters, he may order the putting in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions common to all defendants.

Article 331

A third party may be impleaded for the purposes of condemnation by any party who is entitled to act against him as principal. He may also be impleaded by the party who has an interest therein in order…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-53

The committee of experts comprises :1° The director in charge of cinema at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his representative;2° The director in charge of audiovisual at the Cent…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-56

The Committee of Experts may hear any person it considers likely to enlighten its choices. Persons heard in this way do not take part in the deliberations of the Expert Committee and are bound by an o…

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