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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Contract reference value.

Article A131-1

Where the contracting party or beneficiary chooses cash settlement, the sum paid in accordance with the contract is equal to the foreign currency equivalent of the units of account, based on the surre…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Commercial facilities.

Article A750-1

The Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) is authorised to implement in its decentralised departments and at the central administration an automated processi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-16

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-16 in respect of the task of collecting and distributing dividends laid down by the plan (number 4 of table 4-2) is set in proportion to the cumulative amount of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-20

The secretariat of the Commission is provided by the Directorate General for Health. However, when the commission rules, in a restricted formation, on the requests mentioned in 3° of article L. 6213-2…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management

Article A322-161

The jump sessions defined in 3° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151 as well as in article A. 322-152 require at least the presence of two designated autonomous parachutists, one on the ground, the o…

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

Article A343-1

With regard to the information included in the annual accounts submitted or to be submitted to the General Meeting, a set of internal procedures, known as the audit trail, must make it possible to: a)…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-101

For the application of this section, freediving is subject to the provisions of article A. 322-81 and I of article A. 322-78. By way of derogation from I of article A. 322-78, for freediving in the 0…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-13

In its response to the referral provided for in Article R. 761-12, the manager of the national interest market shall inform the prefect whether or not it has surfaces and facilities corresponding to t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article A211-10

The certificate or provisional certificate must be affixed to the inside of the vehicle, one side visible from the outside, on the lower right-hand side of the windscreen. For two- or three-wheeled ve…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special accounting provisions

Article A342-1

The custodian referred to in Article R. 342-5 shall be responsible for all receipts and payments, with the possible exception of individual receipts and payments relating to sums paid in or transferre…

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