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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-23

The declaration must be accompanied by the following documents 1° Proof of the declarant's nationality ; 2° If the declarant considers that he fulfils the conditions laid down in 1° of Article L. 222-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article A362-2

I. - The information required under article L. 362-2 must be written in French and include the following information: a) The name and address of the company's registered office ; b) A list of the line…

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

Article A132-4

The information memorandum referred to in article L. 132-5-2, the notice referred to in article L. 132-5-3 or, where they are equivalent to the information memorandum in accordance with article L. 132…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-10

The specific continuing training referred to in 2° of Article R. 822-22 is satisfied by participation in the training actions referred to in 1° of Article A. 822-28-3 within the framework of the gener…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-4

The following are exempt from the formality stipulated in 2° of article A. 331-3 : 1° Organisers who are members of the relevant delegated sports federation, provided that the event is included in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 784 A

In the cases defined in 1° and 3° of Article 750 ter, the amount of tax on free transfers paid, where applicable, outside France may be offset against the tax payable in France. This deduction is limi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 A

Gifts and bequests made to wards of the State, the Nation or the Republic and to the children referred to in 3° of article L. 222-5 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and F…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis A

I. - 1. Subject to international conventions, capital gains, as defined in e bis and e ter of I of l'article 164 B, realised by the persons and bodies mentioned in 2 of I when disposing of the propert…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-2

I.-The risk analysis and measurement system referred to in Article R. 332-13 is described in the internal control report referred to in Article R. 336-1 and comprises : 1° A written loan investment po…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-28

The decision of the conseil des maisons de vente provided for in Article R. 321-66 shall include in particular the following information: 1° The level of professional qualification required in France…

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