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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-6

As soon as an act of terrorism occurs, the public prosecutor or the competent diplomatic or consular authority informs the guarantee fund without delay of the circumstances of the event and the identi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

The amount of aid may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 31 March 2021 in relation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company

Article R6223-73

I.-The conviction of a partner of a criminal offence or his removal from the roll of the bar association to which he belongs automatically entails his exclusion from the company. Where the company has…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L172-4

Any insurance taken out after the loss or damage has occurred or after the arrival of the insured objects or of the carrier vessel is null and void, if the news of it was known, before the conclusion…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Introductory provisions

Article 1108

The contract is commutative when each of the parties undertakes to procure for the other a benefit which is regarded as equivalent to that which he receives. It is random when the parties agree to mak…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Presentation of consolidated or combined financial statements

Article R345-7

The consolidated or combined balance sheet, profit and loss account and notes include the items in the models mentioned in article R. 341-3, subject to the necessary adaptations to the consolidated or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Tax regimes

Article 70

For the application of articles 69, 69 C, 69 D , and 72, account shall be taken of revenue generated by companies and groupings not subject to corporation tax of which the taxpayer is a member, in pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-18

Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor does not have the information necessary to calculate the group solvency of an undertaking mentioned in th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: VISAS AND TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Article R312-9

When a foreign national is authorised to reside in France under cover of a travel document bearing a visa required for stays not exceeding three months, this visa may be revoked by the prefectoral aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-44

The Association may carry out statistical surveys to gain a better understanding of the market. To this end, each member shall provide the Association with annual data relating to the organisation of…

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