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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional and nuclear risks.

Article L431-4

The Caisse Centrale de Réassurance, acting with the guarantee of the State, is authorised to insure or reinsure against risks resulting from exceptional events, such as foreign or civil war, public or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional secrecy

Article L415-1

…1-1 and the persons mentioned in article L. 412-3 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts or information of which they may have knowledge by reason of their duties or their missio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-19

…ture necessary for the creation of this video game. This status may be granted to several companies acting jointly.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-53

…restricted by the general meeting of bondholders, the power to carry out on behalf of the masse all acts of management to defend the common interests of the bondholders. This power may be delegated by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-6

The rights conferred by the patent do not extend to acts concerning the product covered by that patent, performed on French territory, after that product has been placed on the market in France or on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 223 bis

To benefit from the provisions of Article 219 ter, relating to the taxation of compensation received by companies affected by acts of war for the repair of fixed assets or to replace destroyed stocks,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 263

Services provided by intermediaries acting in the name and on behalf of others, where they are involved in transactions exempted by article 262 and in transactions carried out outside the territory of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-16

Neither the company nor the partners may rely on a nullity against third parties acting in good faith. However, nullity resulting from incapacity or one of the defects of consent may be relied on even…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-54

The transit of a person who has French nationality or who had this nationality at the time of the acts covered by the arrest warrant issued by a State that is not a member of the European Union shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article 706-129

…its deliberations, answered in the affirmative the first question relating to the commission of the acts and in the affirmative the second question relating to the application of the first paragraph o…

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