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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-16

Any clause in insurance contracts which makes the payment of compensation for damage caused by a natural disaster within the meaning of article L. 125-1 to a built property conditional upon its recons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

Judicial supervision may be ordered by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under investigation is liable to a correctional prison sentence or a more serious penal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Swimming establishments and aquatic activities

Article D322-16

Each establishment draws up a surveillance and rescue organisation plan which sets out, depending on the configuration of the establishment mentioned in article D. 322-12: 1° The number of people resp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-16

The Articles of Association may provide for the allocation, as a first dividend, of interest calculated on the paid-up and unredeemed amount of the shares. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

1. The taxable profit or income consists of the excess of the gross proceeds, including the value of profits and benefits in kind, over the expenditure incurred in acquiring and maintaining the income…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Combating illegal employment

Article 122-16

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée notes the failure of beneficiaries of financial aid to comply with their obligations relating to the fight against illegal employment, offences again…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-16

I.-When it is observed that a person, whether a natural person or a legal entity, is engaged in the activity of performing arts entrepreneur without holding a valid activity declaration receipt as ref…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Delegation

Article 1339

Where the delegating party is a creditor of the delegatee, its claim is extinguished only by the performance of the delegatee's obligation to the delegatee and in due proportion.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Delegation

Article 1340

The mere indication by the debtor of a person designated to pay in his place does not entail novation or delegation. The same applies to the mere indication made by the creditor of a person designated…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Delegation

Article 1337

Where the delegator is a debtor of the delegatee and the delegatee's intention to discharge the delegator is expressly stated in the deed, the delegation constitutes novation. However, the delegator r…

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