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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Import operations.

Article R442-10-1

Cover for political, catastrophic and foreign exchange risks inherent in import transactions covers losses that the importer may incur on sums that it proves it has paid for the strict performance of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Import operations.

Article R442-10-3

Catastrophic risk occurs when, as a result of a cataclysmic event, such as a cyclone, flood, tidal wave, earthquake or volcanic eruption, occurring in the country of dispatch or in transit, the goods…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Import operations.

Article R442-10-4

…currency is purchased than the rate on the basis of which the guarantee is granted. This risk can only be guaranteed if there is no other way of hedging it under equivalent conditions.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Purchases by French companies from French suppliers in competition with a foreign company receiving official export support

Article R442-10-7

The guarantee covers political, catastrophic and non-payment risks.The political risk is realised when the debtor has not paid his debt, or the performance of the contract has been interrupted, provid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-10-1

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 10

Where a person has been invested by a decision with a specific function or a general power of attorney, the acts that he has validly entered into with third parties in good faith are not affected if,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Publication formalities

Article R22-10-1

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market are required to have a website in order to meet their obligations to provide information to their shareholders.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative management of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police tasks

Article R15-33-10

The magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax administration, mentioned in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-10

Application for renewal of approval may be made by the beneficiary association under the same conditions as those laid down for its issue..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-10

The public prosecutor or examining magistrate of the territorially competent judicial court to whom the European Investigation Order is addressed shall acknowledge receipt thereof without delay, and i…

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