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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Import operations.

Article R442-10-3

Catastrophic risk occurs when, as a result of a cataclysmic event, such as a cyclone, flood, tidal wave, earthquake or volcanic eruption, occurring in the country of dispatch or in transit, the goods…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Import operations.

Article R442-10-4

…rantee is granted. This risk can only be guaranteed if there is no other way of hedging it under equivalent conditions.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

IV-1. Automatic financial aid for the production, development and production of short cinematographic works IV-1.1. Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment allowance fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions

Article L444-1 A

The Chapters Ier, II and III of this Title apply to any agreement between a supplier and a buyer relating to products or services marketed on French territory. These provisions are a matter of public…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

…209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 541-2 and L. 541-3, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Deductible liabilities

Article 974

…ing on 1st January of the tax year, contracted by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of article 965 and actually borne by it, relating to taxable assets and, where applicable, in proportion to the fra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Distribution of bases

Article 1473

The business property tax is assessed in each commune where the taxpayer has premises or land, on the basis of the rental value of the property located there (1).The business property tax due for repl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Distribution of bases

Article 1475

…han 500 kilowatts are apportioned between the communes in whose territory the watercourses used or civil engineering works exist, taking into account the size of the latter, the possible existence of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

A decree in the Council of State sets the date and conditions under which the provisions relating to property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on sec…

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