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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…of this Book, the articles of tontines must specify: 1° The conditions governing the formation and duration of associations in the event of survival and of associations in the event of death ; 2° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-15

…n is proposed,the AMF shall consult the competent authority, within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 517-2, in order to assess, in particular, the quality of the shareholders and the good repute and ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-157

…The amount of capital and, for companies with variable capital, the amount below which the capital may not be reduced;4° The address of the registered office;5° The activity or activities carried out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-15

…d by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to 4° of the second paragraph of article 5 of the law of 31 December 1990 is prohibited to any supplier, distributor or manufacturer of produ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-15

…f the services provided by the commercial court clerk in the context of a judicial liquidation procedure listed under number 143 of the table referred to in Article A. 743-8 gives rise to the collecti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Information and participation of residents

Article L2573-15

…to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2143-3:1° The words: "5,000 inhabitants" are replaced by the words: "10,000 inhabitants";2° In the third paragraph, the wo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 bis

In the interval between two updates provided for by article 1518, property rental values, with the exception of those of properties assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1498, are incr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-15

Where the purchaser lays down requirements relating to security of supply, he may in particular request, in the consultation documents, that the tenderer's tender include: 1° certification or document…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts referred to in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 concluded on the markets referred to in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-the-cou…

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