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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-13

Officers are empowered to investigate and record breaches of the following provisions: 1° Du Title IV of Book VI of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and the texts adopted for its application; 2° Ch…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article R328-1

Any manager of a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or 1° of III of article L. 310-1-1 is liable to a fine for a fifth-class offence:1° Disregarding the obligations or proh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-30

I.- The granting of funding is, subject to the provisions of II, subject to the conclusion between the Regional Health Agency and the organisation or beneficiary concerned:1° Either one of the contrac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Credit and investment institutions

Article L516-1

Credit and investment institutions are credit institutions whose purpose is to provide, within the framework of an authorisation provided for in I of article L. 532-1, investment services mentioned in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-43

The surplus income of mutual insurance companies operating in one or more of the classes mentioned in 1 to 18 of Article R. 321-1 is distributed among the members in accordance with the conditions lai…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R*322-125

Undertakings falling within the scope of this section must, in accordance with the conditions set out in Articles R. 322-126 to R. 322-137, either obtain the administrative authorisation provided for…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-11

The time limits set out in articles R. 321-1, R. 321-6, R. 322-6, R. 322-10 and R. 322-31 , as well as the two- and three-month time limits set out in article R. 322-4, are prescribed, failing which t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

Undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime are :1° The undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 which are authorised to carry on their business, and those referred to in the first paragraph of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-1

The registered office of insurance and reinsurance undertakings having their head office in France must be located within the territory of the Republic. The registered office of foreign insurance unde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-5

It is punishable by the penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code for the directors or officers of the persons mentioned in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European P…

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