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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-163

I.-At least one General Meeting is held each year in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. At this meeting, the Board of Directors shall present the balance sheet, income stat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-11

The remuneration of the person in charge of the distribution shall be deducted from the funds to be distributed and borne by the creditors, in proportion to the sum due to each of them.In the event of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 126

1. Goods permanently excluded from the transit procedure shall be designated by decree of the Council of State issued on the report of the Minister for the Economy and Finance. 2. Decrees issued by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 125

The application initiating proceedings may be made as early as one year before the expiry of the time limits provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 122. The declaration of absence is made at le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-161

Releases (numbers 164 to 166 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of a pure and simple release or in the cases provided for in articles 1346 and 1346-2 of the C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

The agency is responsible for ensuring, throughout the country and by court order:1° The management of all assets, whatever their nature, seized, confiscated or subject to a protective measure in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-16

The analyses provided for in article R. 1211-14 are supplemented, depending on the nature of the samples envisaged, by other medical biology analyses designed to diagnose transmissible infectious dise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Committee on abuse of tax law

Article 1653 D

I. - Any member of the tax abuse committee must inform the chairman:1° Any interests that he has held during the two years preceding his appointment, that he holds or comes to hold;2° Any functions in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-163

Exchanges and sales of woodlands and forests, interest shares in forestry groupings or shares in companies whose sole purpose is to hold woodlands and forests by forest savings companies must comply w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129

The conciliation shall be attempted, unless specifically provided otherwise, at the place and time that the judge considers favourable and in accordance with the terms that he or she shall determine.T…

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