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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-7

…lvency Capital Requirement and Minimum Capital Requirement; iii) The option set out in Article R. 352-12 used, where applicable, for the calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement; iv) Informatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-7

The transfer of all or part of the assets of the company in liquidation to the liquidator or his employees or to their spouse, ascendants or descendants is prohibited.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Multiple copies.

Article L511-73

Payment made on one of the copies is a discharge, even though it is not stipulated that this payment cancels the effect of the other copies. However, the drawee remains liable in respect of each accep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Multiple copies.

Article L511-74

…fuses to do so, the bearer may only exercise recourse after having had it established by a protest: 1° That the copy sent for acceptance has not been given to him at his request; 2° That acceptance or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Multiple copies.

Article L511-72

The bill of exchange may be drawn in several identical copies. These copies must be numbered in the text of the document itself; otherwise, each of them is considered to be a separate bill of exchange…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-7

The provisions of articles R. 613-4 to R. 613-6 apply to proceedings before the Court of Appeal.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-7

The provisions of articles R. 614-5 and R. 614-6 are applicable to utility certificate applications.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 754 A

…s not apply to the main home shared by two purchasers where this has an overall value of less than €76,000, unless the beneficiary opts for the application of death duties.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 754 B

I. - In accordance with the provisions of IV of Article L. 212-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code, where they do not prove that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that the provisions of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Award conditions

Article D553-7

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