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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-13

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 356-11, where the prudential regime of a third country has been recognised as temporarily equivalent by a delegated act of the European Commission, the Aut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-1

…ll communicate the information referred to in I to the competent authority of the host Member State within one month of receiving it. This body shall inform the insurance or reinsurance intermediary o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…and Occupational Pensions Authority and may request the latter to provide assistance in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010. II.-Without prejudice to the provisions of I, the A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

…he other supervisory authorities concerned before reaching a decision on equivalence, in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 380 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 Oc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

…nd L. 356-15 to L. 356-24 at the level of the parent undertaking in the third country in accordance with the procedures set out in II, or one of the methods set out in III. II.For the sole purpose of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of decisions taken by the Labour Inspectorate with regard to health and safety at work

Article L4752-2

Failure by the employer to comply with requests for checks, measurements or analyses made by the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 in application of Article L. 47…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of decisions taken by the Labour Inspectorate with regard to health and safety at work

Article L4752-1

Failure by the employer to comply with the decisions taken by the labour inspector mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 in application of Articles L. 4731-1 or L. 4731-2 is punishable by a fine of up to 10,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-33

The aid and exemptions provided for in this sub-section may not be combined with any other State aid for employment.

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

Article R1112-4

Posters with a propaganda purpose or character that include a combination of the three colours: blue, white and red are prohibited.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-3

Posters with a propaganda purpose or character that include a combination of the three colours: blue, white and red are prohibited.

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