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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-1

With a view to exercising control over insurance and reinsurance undertakings whose registered office is located in the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France, and by way…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-12

…ne or more unincorporated parts of a payment institution whose purpose is to provide payment services. All the places of business established by a payment institution in the same host State shall be r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-1

…limitée is formed by one or more persons who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.Where the company comprises only one person, that person is called the "sole member". The sole mem…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Purchasing techniques

Article L2325-1

…ing its needs or to enable tenders to be submitted or selected in accordance with specific procedures.The purchasing techniques are as follows:1° Framework agreements, which enable one or more economi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-10

Without prejudice to

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-15

…and at the latest within the period set by the contract, which may not be less than five working days. If the insured is acting in good faith, the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article L. 175-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-10

…orming the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, defer payment of the following instalments. If the amount of the tax is more than 20% higher than the amount of the advance payments made, th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-16

…th, subject by order to the ex officio licence system, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 613-17, any patent granted for: a) A medicinal product, a medical device, an in vitro diagnostic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-114

…e acquisition of this qualification or these skills and the resources to be mobilised to achieve this. They shall specify how working time is to be organised to enable the training to be carried out.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-1

…rvice within the meaning of law no. 86-897 of 1st August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press. IV. IV.-This chapter applies to press publishers and press agencies established in the territory…

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