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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-2

I. - The grouping referred to in article L. 442-1-1 is created by an agreement which specifies in particular its organisation, its operation and the procedures for carrying out its tasks, as well as t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis LA

Profits made by associations of lawyers mentioned in Article 7 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions shall be taxed in accordance with the rules laid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis L

Profits made by de facto companies shall be taxed in accordance with the rules laid down in this Code for joint ventures.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 380-1, in the event of an appeal against a decision of an assize court whose territorial jurisdiction has been extended to the jurisdi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-1-2

Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 4111-1, they may be individually authorised by the Minister for Health or, by delegation, by the Director General of the National Management Centre, after obtaining th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-1-2

When the conditions set out in article L. 621-4-1, the court appoints as liquidator at least two judicial representatives, one of whom is common to the debtor and the companies mentioned in 2° and 3°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-1-2

For the purposes of this article, the duration of the liabilities of an insurance undertaking is a prudent estimate of the weighted average maturity of future payments relating to regulated commitment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-2

Health establishments may, under conditions defined by regulation, provide care : 1° To persons subject to psychiatric care pursuant to Chapters II to IV of Title I of Book II of Part Three of this Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-3-2

I.-Local hospitals, or the health establishment to which they belong when they do not have legal personality, organise cooperation with primary care providers in the areas they serve and, to this end,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-4-2

I.-In companies not subject to the provisions of article L. 321-4-3, the employer is obliged to offer each employee whose redundancy is being considered for economic reasons the benefit of a personali…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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