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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-5

The register of registered associations is kept under the judge's supervision by the court registry, in accordance with a model set by order of the Minister of Justice. An order of the same Minister s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-7

The certificate provided for in article 69 of the local civil code is drawn up by the court registry, according to a model set by order of the Minister of Justice. It specifies the surname, first name…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A18

The date of the technical examination and the subjects of the tests are set by the commission provided for in article 16 (2° and 4°) of this code on the proposal of the director of the police academy.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A112

The information sheet referred to in article L. 112-2, describing the operation over time of the cover triggered by the harmful event, the operation over time of the cover triggered by the claim, and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 53 A

Subject to the provisions of article 302 septies A bis, taxpayers other than those subject to the regime defined in article 50-0 (1), are required to submit annual tax returns, in accordance with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV

Article A38

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-42

…se to the collection of fees calculated in accordance with the procedures set out in article A. 444-38: 1° Number 147 (application to open judicial partition proceedings); 2° Number 148 (application f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A142-2

For the purposes of 3° of Article L. 142-3 of the French Insurance Code, the retirement savings plan may provide additional cover in the event of the insured person's loss of autonomy, provided it mee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A142-4

Where the retirement savings plan includes a supplementary guarantee as provided for in 3° of article L. 142-3 of the French Insurance Code, the plan manager will provide the policyholder with the fol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A142-3

Supplementary cover in the event of loss of autonomy is the subject of a separate section of a policy common to the retirement savings plan, with an indication of the content of the cover and the corr…

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