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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

The rate of the special tax on insurance contracts is set:1° For fire insurance:A 7% for fire insurance relating to non-exempt agricultural risks; generally speaking, the following are considered as h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Local authorities, local public bodies and local public companies

Article 1042

…under article L. 1522-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales ne donnent lieu à aucune perception au profit du Trésor, sous réserve que la décision de l'assemblée délibérante compétente pour…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Administrative rectification and cancellation

Article 1047

…omission in a civil status record, proof of which is provided by the birth record of the person concerned, his or her parent or any other person named in the record in question, where the birth recor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-101

…his commissioner is subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to carry out the duties set out in articles L. 225-8, L. 22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

I.-An Ordinary General Meeting is held at least once a year, within six months of the end of the financial year, unless this period is extended by court order. If the Ordinary General Meeting has not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological material, or to a process for producing, treating or using biological material, are patentable under the conditions laid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-10

Any breach of the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5, L. 221-6, L. 221-8, L. 221-11, L. 221-12 to L. 221-14 is liable to an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing applications

Article L434-10

Authorisation to enter France as part of the family reunification procedure is given by the competent administrative authority after verification of housing and income conditions by the mayor of the f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-100

…an intermediary, actually directs, administers or manages the company under the guise or in the place of the company's legal representatives is subject to the same obligations and may be liable to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-102

…ject to the limits and conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a société civile de placement immobilier or a société d'épargne forestière may grant, over its assets, the guarantees neces…

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