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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Misuse of title.

Article L4162-1

…quired for the practice of these professions is punishable as the offence of usurpation of title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, und…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portfolio transfers.

Article R364-1

…Code , and that undertaking proposes to take over all or part of the portfolio of an undertaking having its head office in another Member State or another State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article R362-2

…tory and the natural person appointed to represent it must satisfy the conditions set out in the previous paragraph and, in this capacity, assume responsibility for the performance by the authorised a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-8

…year of the marriage or in the following year, was a farmer or exercised a commercial or craft activity or any other independent professional activity, may not bring any action in the safeguard proce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-5

The spouse of a debtor subject to safeguard proceedings shall establish the composition of his or her personal property in accordance with the rules governing matrimonial property regimes and under th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-7

Repossessions made pursuant to article L. 624-5 are exercised only against the debts and mortgages with which these assets are legally encumbered.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-6

The opening of accelerated safeguard proceedings only has effect in respect of the parties mentioned in Article L. 626-30 directly affected by the draft plan mentioned in the second paragraph of Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-7

…ut prejudice to Article L. 622-6, the debtor draws up a list of the claims of each affected party having participated in the conciliation that must be the subject of the declaration provided for in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-8

…If the plan is not approved within this period, the court shall terminate the proceedings. The provisions of the fourth paragraph of article L. 626-18 are not applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-5

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 654-3 and L. 654-4 shall also incur the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in a…

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