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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 46

The amount of the emoluments and fees allocated to the bailiffs and postulant lawyers is indicated in the order for payment.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to non-contentious matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 4

In the matters listed in Articles 2 and 3, the following provisions shall apply.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 44

Articles 21 and 22 of this annex are applicable to Title V of the law of 1 June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, and relating to forced…

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

Article A132-4-6

The option to reverse the initial conversion decision offered to the subscriber or member of a life insurance or capitalisation contract, under the conditions provided for in I of article 3 of order n…

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

Article A132-4-3

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts, when the policyholder or subscriber converts individual rights into rights expressed in units of account that were not selected when the contract was ta…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-1

Auxiliary accounts are kept in a third section of the accounts of the guarantee fund for compulsory non-life insurance, entitled "Transactions resulting from the extinction of the financing of statuto…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-2

The liabilities of this section comprise, on the one hand, the reserve related to operations resulting from the extinction of the financing of statutory annuity increases and, on the other hand, debts…

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

Article A343-4-1

Companies must either issue policies under a continuous numbering system that may comprise several series, without omission or duplication, with successive riders being attached to the original policy…

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

Article A343-4-3

Reinsurance treaties, acceptances, cessions and retrocessions are recorded in chronological order under a continuous numbering system. The following information must be recorded on a document that can…

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

Article A343-4-2

Events and claims that give rise or are likely to give rise to at least one of the guarantees provided for in the contract, or outflows, are recorded as soon as they are known, under a continuous numb…

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