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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Natural disaster risks.

Article R431-31

The caisse centrale de réassurance may only provide cover under article R. 431-30 if the following conditions are met: a) The property and activities are located in mainland France or in the French ov…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1765

If one of the conditions laid down for the application, as the case may be, of articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 or articles L. 221-32-1, L. 221-32-2 and L. 221-32-3 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : General system of exemptions from the obligation to deposit the funds of local authorities and their public establishments with the State

Article L1875-1

…olynesia and their public establishments.II. - For its application, the words: "in Articles L. 1424-30, L. 2122-22, L. 3211-2 and L. 4221-5" are replaced by the words: "in Article L. 2122-22".

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Qualification of economic operators

Article R2162-32

…on of an economic operator for reasons based on the rules and criteria mentioned in Article R. 2162-30. The intention to terminate the qualification shall be notified to this operator in advance, in w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company agreements

Article L2232-38

…f an inter-company agreement is assessed in accordance with articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in the same articles are assessed at the level of all the undertakings i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-8

Notwithstanding article 212-42, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, production companies eligible to apply for programme aid may submit up to six projects simultane…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article D133-7

…to that instrument specifies :- it can be used exclusively for payment transactions not exceeding €30 each;- or that it has a spending limit of €150 ;- or that it cannot store more than €150.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-53

…ppoint an administrator for the purpose of carrying out the duties vested in him by articles L. 626-30 to L. 626-34..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and scriptural money instruments

Article R734-16

…able:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 163-1 to R. 163-3n° 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-8

…fined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, and distributors, as defined in Article 2(1)(e) of the same Regulation, failing to…

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