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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-4

…of the insured(s) ;2° The event or date on which the guaranteed capital or annuity becomes payable;3° The terms and conditions for payment of the guaranteed capital or annuity.The capitalisation cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-18

I.-The fees of the statutory auditor are borne by the person or entity whose accounts it is responsible for certifying. These fees are set in accordance with procedures determined by decree in the Con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-10

I.-Subject to the provisions of articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-12, the intermediaries referred to in 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2 and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article D211-12

…ned by the secured creditor on the basis of the last available closing price on a trading platform; 3° In the case of units or shares in collective investment undertakings within the meaning of Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-8

…is amount in foreign currency;2° Public sector undertakings that meet the conditions set out in 1° ;3° Public sector undertakings which do not have share capital but which have been authorised to make…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-25

…two years ; 2° The average profit over the last three closed financial years is less than €75,000; 3° The ratio of annual expenses to turnover, calculated over the last closed financial year, is no m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks of national centres of reference

Article D1413-47

…e State and may not be kept by the national reference centre once their term of office has expired; 3° The preparation and submission of an annual activity report and financial statement to the Minist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-7

…4 is responsible for keeping the file and ensuring the accuracy of the information recorded therein.3° All information relating to the progress of pregnancies resulting from embryo reception, includin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation

Article R7124-5

…2° Whether the child has already been or is currently employed in activities mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 7124-1 and under what conditions ; 3° Whether, in view of his age, his compu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-40

…insufficient funds in the approved budget is such as to upset the general structure of the budget; 3° Changes in the institution's revenue or expenditure levels are manifestly incompatible with compl…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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