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

Article A132-7-1

…ned in articles L. 143-1 and L. 144-2, the following information is provided annually: 1° The exact reference date of the information appearing in the statement of pension rights, clearly indicated; 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-72

…s when they are linked to a loan. The following financial contracts are authorised: - interest rate options; - interest rate swaps; - forward rate agreements. These financial contracts may have a fixe…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1656

…article 1609 nonies C apply to the metropolis of Lyon.For the application of these provisions, the reference to the community council is replaced by the reference to the council of the metropole of L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29-1

When an application for authorisation concerns a generic medicinal product of a reference medicinal product which has not been authorised in France, the applicant must indicate the Member State of the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-259

If the company uses the option of issuing worker shares, this circumstance must be mentioned on all its deeds and documents intended for third parties by the addition of the words "à participation ouv…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Invalidity and cancellation of the sale.

Article 1658

…e common to all agreements, the contract of sale may be rescinded by the exercise of the repurchase option and by the worthlessness of the price.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74

…receivables and payables are recorded at the end of the financial year, except, at the operator's option, for expenses relating to overheads, which are paid at regular intervals not exceeding one ye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-4

…o the General Council or its President are exercised by the Territorial Council or its President;3° References to the département or region are replaced by references to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Mar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, references to the department and the departmental council are replaced by references to the territorial collectivity of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L1426-2

For the application of this code to the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the reference to the departmental council or departmental councils is replaced, unless otherwise provided,…

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