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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-13

…he other half to the company itself, from the reserve for the guarantee fund. Member companies have 10 working days from receipt of the notification provided for in the second paragraph to pay their c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-16

…s, subject to a maximum of :- 16 per minute for a foreign version per work chosen by the company;- €10 per minute for other foreign versions;3° 45% of the cost of translating scripts and presentation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-18

…n Article L. 321-4 of this Code, submitted to the Minister of Justice for approval and made public; 10° Determining the procedures for completing the continuing professional training provided for in A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-18

…from the third, may not be less than 5% of each of the admitted claims, and, from the sixth year, 10%, except in the case of a farm.When the principal of a claim remains due in full on the date of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R154-2

…reference to the rules in force in mainland France under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016; 10° In Article R. 140-1, the references to Articles R. 142-11 to R. 142-25, R. 142-33 to R. 142-40 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-35

…tements and the population density of the département, the ratio taken into account being capped at 10; b) 50% based on the ratio, for each commune meeting the eligibility criteria indicated in a and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-4

…hey are paid; 9° The conditions under which members participate in technical and financial profits; 10° The procedures for protecting accumulated rights and for adjusting benefits, where applicable; 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…n the required timeframe, in accordance with the last paragraph of Article 495-18 and article D. 45-10 ; 3° Receive requests made pursuant to the first paragraph of article 495-18 and complaints made…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-11

…ities comply with the condition set out in V of this Article.II. - A UCITS may not invest more than 10% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments which do not meet the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-9

…re they can prove that: a) They have obtained the level of competence referred to in article R. 519-10 and at least one year's professional experience in banking or payment services in one of the cate…

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