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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-7-1

For the representation of the technical provisions corresponding to the branch mentioned in 18° of Article R. 321-1, advances made to carriers are accepted up to a limit of 10% of the amount defined i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2-1

…tioned in 2°a of A of the same article, issued by a securitisation vehicle mentioned in article L. 310-1-2, bearing insurance risks transferred by the same undertaking or an undertaking belonging to t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…cle R. 332-3, the value on the balance sheet of an insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 of the assets mentioned below admitted to represent regulated commitments may not exceed, unl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article L624-3-1

Decisions by the official receiver to admit or reject claims or to decline jurisdiction are recorded on a statement that is filed at the court registry. Any interested person, with the exception of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-2-1

…dministrative authorisation, approval, conventionnement or habilitation, mentioned in II of Article 1 of Law no. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 relating to the social and solidarity economy, it shall consul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°-0 bis: Priority urban policy districts

Article 1383 C ter

…h its own tax system decides otherwise, in accordance with the conditions laid down in I of Article 1639 A bis, properties located in the priority urban policy neighbourhoods defined in article 5 of L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 ter A

…nancing of actions aimed at developing apprenticeship under the conditions set out in Article L. 6241-2 of the Labour Code.The apprenticeship tax is payable by the employers mentioned in articles L. 6…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue residence permits

Article R*432-1

Silence kept by the administrative authority on applications for residence permits constitutes an implicit decision to reject.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3-1

The regional councils of the overseas regions are consulted on draft laws, ordinances or decrees containing provisions for adapting the legislative regime and administrative organisation of these regi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-1

The Regional Councils of Guadeloupe and La Réunion may submit proposals to the Government with a view to the conclusion of international commitments concerning regional cooperation between the French…

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