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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-5

SITUATION at 31 December N Total amount expressed in millions of euros (€M) SITUATION at 31 December N expressed in number of contracts concerned GLOBAL AMOUNT paid to beneficiaries or transferred to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-1

In the event of war or military operations outside national territory, for serious reasons and with the authorisation of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Defence, marriages may be solemnise…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 43

…blic prosecutor of the place where the offence was committed, the public prosecutor of the place of residence of one of the persons suspected of having taken part in the offence, the public prosecutor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B septies

…ty tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling voted by the City of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-2

…le L. 264-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, or the commune where their domicile or residence is located in the case of a natural person, or their registered office in the case of a le…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-26

I. - Pursuant to article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 referred to in II of article R. 613-25, the judicial representative shall notify known creditors that they are required to declare…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-4

…the time limits set by article 641 of the same code;3° Sums saved are used to purchase a principal residence or to repair a principal residence damaged by a natural disaster recognised by interminist…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-270

The usual place of practice of a dental surgeon is that of the professional residence in respect of which he is registered on the roll of the departmental council, in accordance with article L. 4112-1…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article D332-1-1

…"leisure" pitches are intended to be rented for more than one month by customers who do not take up residence there.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Obligations of manufacturers and merchants

Article 303

…nd capacity of the apparatus or portions of apparatus that he has in his possession at his place of residence or elsewhere (1). (1) See Annex III, art. 350 quater III 1°.

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