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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article A211-4

The supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15, R. 211-17 (2nd paragraph) and R. 211-18 must bear one of the following headings respectively:-certificate of insurance (art. R. 211-15 of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Measures prior to placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-15

The magistrate shall inform the person concerned that he or she may at any time request that a doctor check that the implementation of the procedure described in article R. 622-1 du code pénitentiaire…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Merger.

Article R214-153

…on the terms and conditions of the transaction are attached to the notice of meeting sent to shareholders at least fifteen days before the date of the General Meeting called to vote on the transaction…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UD

The provisions of I and 4° to 9° of II of Article 150 U, of I of l'article 150 UA, of the I of article 150 UB and article 150 UC apply to capital gains realised on the transfer for valuable considerat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-15

All shareholders have the right, at any time, to inspect the following documents themselves at the registered office: balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, notes to the accounts, inventories, repo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-15

The procedure laid down in articles R. 3132-13 and R. 3132-14 is applicable to the application for authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time of ten hours in the event of recourse to subst…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1a: Documents countersigned by lawyers

Article 1546-3

A deed of procedure countersigned by a lawyer is drawn up jointly by the lawyers of the parties to a dispute which may or may not have given rise to referral to a court, outside or as part of a partic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article R5211-15

For public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which include at least one municipality of 3,500 inhabitants or more, and which have their own tax system, the summary data relating to the fi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees, acquisitions by HLM organisations or semi-public companies of residential properties built or acq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-154

The agreement may be terminated by the Prefect, particularly if the employer fails to comply with the terms of the agreement. The Prefect, in his capacity as the Agency's delegate, may demand repaymen…

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