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

Article A132-7

…icyholder:- the interest rate guaranteed by the contract and the interest rate corresponding to the amount allocated to the mathematical provisions of the contract from the profit-sharing reserve or t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-97

For each establishment, the amount of the direct allocation is determined by applying the percentage corresponding to the establishment's share of turnover to the amount of appropriations allocated to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: General provisions

Article L4221-5

…ings to finance the investments provided for in the budget, and to carry out financial transactions useful for the management of borrowings, including hedging against interest rate and exchange rate r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information exchange

Article L413-4

The conditions under which the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may receive from the tax authorities all information relating to the revenue generated by the companies subject to its con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6414-6

The local authority shall institute taxes or levies specific to the communes, including on services rendered. The rates of these taxes and levies and the procedures for their collection shall be decid…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2191-45

The maximum amount of the claim that the holder may assign or pledge corresponds to the amount of the contract less the amount of sub-contracted services giving rise to direct payment.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-6

During the period provided for in article L. 123-1, the surviving spouse, against whom there is no final judgment of legal separation, benefits, regardless of the matrimonial regime and independently…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-9

…at the express request of the consumer before the latter exercises his right of withdrawal; 3° Real estate credit agreements defined in article L. 313-1; 4° Life mortgage loan contracts as defined in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-8

…s before the items held by the establishment are handed over to the administration in charge of the estates or to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.If the person admitted or accommodated is the s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1215

…of the departmental chamber of notaries to appoint one. If the notary responsible for settling the estate is unable to identify the heirs of the protected adult, the legal representative for the prot…

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