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

Article Annexe art. A132-4

Contracting company(name and legal form)Name :Address (of registered office and, if applicable, branch and name of Member State).......................................................Information note1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown belo…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-11

Candidates who have failed four sessions may no longer be authorised to take the technical examination to qualify for certain judicial police duties.

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

Article A343-1-1

The mathematical provisions of life assurance, capitalisation and nuptial-natality insurance contracts with periodic premiums must be calculated taking into account the charges for acquisition costs i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-13-1

On receipt of the response from the market manager, the prefect will forward a copy to the applicant without delay. If the applicant has not sent him the second part of his application, he will indica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16-1 A

When serving in the operational reserve of the national police or in the operational reserve of the national gendarmerie, civil servants of the national police and military personnel of the national g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1 A

Within one year of their final conviction, persons sentenced to a term of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13 is placed, for a perio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A-1-2

Victims who file a complaint or report online via the THESEE platform can identify themselves securely using the FranceConnect teleservice.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe VII

REGISTRATION APPLICATION FOR GROUPS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST AND EUROPEAN GROUPS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST 1. Information relating to the person 1.1. Identification of the grouping. Where the constitutive deed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe V

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IN THE AREA OF A NEW REGISTRATION OFFICE OF A PERSON OR COMPANY ALREADY REGISTERED WITH THE RCS 1. Main registration following a transfer 1.1. Transfer of the registered o…

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