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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-163-5

The ownership certificate issued following the automatic dissolution of a non-trading property company that has not been registered and which results in undivided ownership between the former partners…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-163-2

The establishment by notarial deed of the promise to sell lasting more than eighteen months provided for in article L. 290-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitat gives rise to the collection of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-163-3

Deeds relating to authorisations for temporary occupation of the public domain mentioned in articles L. 1311-5 et seq. of the General Local Authorities Code and which constitute rights in rem give ris…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-18

The rates charged by life assurance and capitalisation undertakings and by supplementary occupational pension funds include the undertaking's remuneration and are based on the following elements : 1°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A53-1

The authorities competent to obtain a bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record pursuant to 6° of Article 776 are as follows: The Director General of Social Cohesion of the Ministry in charge of Social Af…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions specific to the Popular Retirement Savings Plan

Article A144-1

The accounts of any grouping referred to in Article L. 144-2 are drawn up in accordance with rules determined by a regulation of the French Accounting Standards Authority (Autorité des normes comptabl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-1

In application of the provisions of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to provide su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Prudential regime applicable to companies not covered by the Solvency 2 regime

Article A334-1

I.-The preference shares included in the solvency margin referred to in 1 of I of articles R. 334-3 and R. 334-11 must meet the following conditions: a) These shares carry financial rights defined by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-11

The purpose of the automated processing is to ensure: 1° Remote declaration of the commercial events mentioned in articles R. 762-4 and R. 762-10, as well as the remote declaration of the registration…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-8

When the formalities provided for in Article 171-2 have been complied with and the marriage has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country, it shall be entered in the civil status registers…

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