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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924-3

…s have the effect of deferring payment of the compensation beyond ten years from the opening of the estate. The provisions of article 828 shall then apply to the payment of the sums due.In the absence…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions on the valuation of the prudential balance sheet

Article L351-1

…gs value their prudential assets and liabilities as follows: 1° Prudential assets are valued at the amount for which they could be exchanged in an arm's length transaction between knowledgeable, willi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the second fraction (R).

Article R1614-95

…he second fraction of the special assistance is reimbursed in the following situations: a) When the use of the facility is changed; b) When, at the end of a period of two years from notification of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Accountant's accounts (R)

Article D3342-10

…rvation of rights, liens and mortgages;6° To request, for this purpose, the publication in the real estate file of all titles that are likely to do so;7° Finally, to keep a register of entries made in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Accountant's accounts

Article D4342-10

…rvation of rights, liens and mortgages;6° To request, for this purpose, the publication in the real estate file of all titles that are liable to do so;7° Finally, to keep a register of entries made in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L144-2-1

The real estate belonging to the Banque de France is subject to the provisions of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Property applicable to public establishments of the State. The movable ass…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of heirship.

Article 730-4

…of notoriety or their joint proxy are deemed, with respect to third parties holding property of the estate, to have free disposal of such property and, if funds are involved, free disposal of them in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-20

…to the sum of the lump-sum allocations paid to the old communes in the year preceding the merger, plus or minus the product of the difference between the population of the new commune and the populati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may take any measures required to ensure the proper functioning of the markets if the activity of one or more AIFs on the market for a financial instrument could je…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-7

…and L. 22-10-56 of the French Commercial Code by a company controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively or jointly, by mutual insurance companies mentioned in articles L. 322-26-1 and L. 322-26-4…

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