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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-60

The application, which may be submitted by the participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2, with a view to obtaining the autho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…L. 321-1 to L. 321-3 of the same code; b. L'allocation de reconnaissance prévue à l'article 6 de la loi n° 2005-158 du 23 février 2005 portant reconnaissance de la Nation et contribution nationale en…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

I - The value of the prudential technical provisions referred to in Article L. 351-2 is equal to the sum of the best estimate and the risk margin. II - The best estimate corresponds to the probability…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3

It is also an infringement offence to reproduce, represent or distribute, by any means whatsoever, a work of the mind in violation of the author's rights, as defined and regulated by law. It is also a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 265

The decision ordering the expert opinion: Explains the circumstances that make the expert opinion necessary and, if applicable, the appointment of several experts or the appointment as expert of a per…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 54

1. Subject to the age conditions laid down by the laws in force, customs officers of all grades must take an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their place of residence is situat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS

Article L1100-1

In addition to employment contracts, the following contracts or agreements are not subject to this Code:1° Transfers of powers or responsibilities between purchasers or between concession-granting aut…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 696

The losing party shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the judge, by reasoned decision, charges all or part of them to another party.The conditions under which a party receiving legal aid may be c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to certain contraventions

Article 529

For the contraventions listed by decree in the Council of State, public action is extinguished by the payment of a fixed fine, which is exclusive of the application of the rules on repeat offences.How…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-7

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the organiser of a sporting event or competition responsible for the data processing defined in article R. 3…

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