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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-161

I.-The articles of association of mutual insurance group companies must lay down the conditions for the admission, withdrawal or exclusion of undertakings affiliated to the mutual insurance group comp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-16

…ed for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6. On completion of the creditworthiness check, the creditor informs the borrower as soon as possibl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-160

…eal estate investment; 4° The share exchange ratios; 5° The planned amount of the demerger premium; 6° The planned demerger date. The auditors of the société civile de placement immobilier draw up a r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

…of the publication of the last of the two decrees, provided for in articles L. 2122-11 and L. 2152-6, establishing the list of organisations recognised as representative at national and cross-industr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

…ion registered in the national register of vocational qualifications provided for in article L. 335-6 of the Education Code and classified at level V of the interministerial nomenclature of training l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

…ATE APPLICABLE (in euros per hl of beverage) Less than or equal to 1 3.17 2 3.7 3 4.22 4 4.74 5 5.8 6 6.86 7 7.91 8 10.02 9 12,13 10 14,23 11 16.34 12 18.45 13 20.56 14 22.67 15 24.78Above fifteen kil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Refusal and termination

Article L551-16

…r financial resources;5° He/she has provided false information relating to his/her family situation;6° He/she has submitted several asylum applications under different identities.A Conseil d'Etat decr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

…Corsican land office, a public establishment of the Corsican collectivity created by Law No. 2014-366 of 24 March 2014 for access to housing and renovated town planning, to enable these establishment…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-16

…om the sample is given or sent ; 4° The name of the goods; 5° The date, time and place of sampling; 6° The serial number of each sample; 7° The surname, first name and capacity of the official who too…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-16

…eceived by the public on the basis of actual activity discharges. In application of Article L. 1333-6, it makes these estimates available to the public.IV - The person responsible for a nuclear activi…

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