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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1

Mutual insurance companies are legal entities governed by private law with non-commercial objects. They are formed to insure the risks brought in by their members or to offer the provision of the oper…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27-1

…ance and reinsurance companies or funds is a société anonyme d'assurance agréée pursuant to Article L. 321-1 or a société anonyme de réassurance agréée pursuant to Article L. 321-1-1, the absolute maj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-2

…sation supersedes any previous authorisation for the same purpose. The issues mentioned in articles L. 225-135 to L. 225-138-1 and L. 225-177 to L. 225-186, L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3 as well as iss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-149-2

Rights attached to securities giving access to the capital which have been used or which have been acquired by the issuing company or by the company called upon to issue new equity securities shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-10

For the calculation of the ratios provided for in article L. 228-11, existing non-voting preference shares and investment certificates are taken into account. However, the application of the provision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2122-2-1

In municipalities with 80,000 inhabitants or more, the limit set in article L. 2122-2 may be exceeded with a view to the creation of deputy posts with primary responsibility for one or more wards, alt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L2123-25-1

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity cannot effectively carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, paternity…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-25-1

…bility where that person is, for that other employee, one of those mentioned in 1° to 9° of Article L. 3142-16. Annual leave may only be transferred if it exceeds twenty-four working days. An employee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L3123-20-1

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity cannot effectively carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, paternity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-2-1

I. - The départements shall collect a share of the proceeds of the special tax on insurance agreements referred to in Articles 991 to 1004 of the General Tax Code, in accordance with the procedures de…

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