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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred to in article L. 211-4 (1st paragraph) is hereby approved. AGREEMENT BETWEEN :-on the one hand, the French State, rep…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…de la République du Bénin relative à la circulation et au séjour des personnes, signée à Cotonou le 21 décembre 1992, approuvée par la loi n° 94-535 du 28 juin 1994 and published by the décret n° 94-9…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…pital companies, venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to the ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 83

…to the compulsory additional public pension scheme instituted by article 76 of law no. 2003-775 of 21 August 2003 reforming pensions ;1° 0 bis Contributions paid in accordance with the provisions of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-29

…ice to access, including in an open standard within the meaning of Article 4 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, a work or object protected by a technological me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-8

…h professions. Approval may be withdrawn, in accordance with the conditions set out in Articles L. 121-1, L. 121-2 and L. 122-1 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, in t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Definition of categories and sub-categories.

Article A344-2

…ury (individual contracts) (including guarantees ancillary to individual life insurance contracts) ;21 Bodily injury (group contracts) (including benefits ancillary to group life insurance contracts)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-205

I. - Articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, article R. 214-32-27, I of article R. 214-32-28 and articles R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-42, R. 214-36, R. 214-39…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…of ethics applicable to the members of the board of directors and to the staff of the institution; 21° The creation of specialised committees within the institution and their rules of procedure. II -…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-6

…r's registration or enrolment as a self-employed worker, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 8221-6 ; 2° The date on which the contractual relationship was entered into with the platform; 3° Data…

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