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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-14

…eferrals addressed to the authority under the conditions set out in article L. 331-19. These agents may obtain information from the telecommunications operators and from the public authorities. These…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L381-2

I. - A single supplementary occupational pension fund may cover several contracts relating to supplementary occupational pension commitments and may, by way of derogation from the provisions of the Fr…

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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

…sion exercised by a supervisory authority of a third country to that mentioned in Article L. 356-11 may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 5 of Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

I. - Provided that the payment account is accessible online, the payer may contact a payment service provider of his choice to obtain the payment initiation service referred to in 7° of II of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…ich does not bear the forgery-proof security device, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-25; 5° Any modification or alteration, by any person involved in the trade in tobacco products, from…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-29

…311-8 and 311-9, at least equal to 25% of the final cost of the work or 25% of the French participation in the case of an international…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-11

…g items:1. However, preference shares as defined in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Code may be issued only if they meet the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy, r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Local missions for the professional and social integration of young people.

Article L5314-2

…ung people, as part of their public employment service mission, aim to help young people aged 16 to 25 to resolve all the problems posed by their professional and social integration by providing recep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

…uthorised in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance; -institu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-26

…nowledgement of receipt and will hear the statutory auditor within two months. The interested party may be assisted by a statutory auditor or a lawyer or represented by a lawyer.In the absence of a le…

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