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Showing 26312640 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-6

Derivatives may be used insofar as they help to reduce risk or promote efficient portfolio management. Investments and assets not admitted to trading on a regulated market are maintained at prudent le…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-5

For the entire asset portfolio, the guarantee fund only invests in assets and instruments with risks that it can identify, measure, monitor, manage, control and report adequately. All assets are inves…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-7

…composition of the guarantee fund's investment portfolio may not exceed the following ceilings: 1° 40% for all listed shares ; 2° 6% for unlisted equities ; 3° 6% for all unlisted infrastructure inve…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-8

…ibility between the investment strategy, its implementation and the rules established by Article R. 421-47 and this paragraph. It shall adopt any rules or procedures necessary to ensure compliance wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article R2333-82-4

…ntioned in B of IV of Article L. 2333-55-3, the following expenses up to the following ceilings:a) 24 hours per eligible show for the job of artistic director when the latter participates in the creat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-4

In the event of agreement within the coordination group, referred to by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or by another State : 1° In the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-46

…ible, tangible and financial fixed assets; 3° Charges to be deferred over several financial years ; 4° The increase in inventories and work-in-progress; 5° Write-backs of provisions; 6° The transfer o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Alcohols

Article 362

Traditional rums and tafias that meet the conditions of Article 3 of Decree no. 88-416 of 22 April 1988 and which do not contain more than 90% vol.The management of the scheme referred to in the first…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-44

…of the offence under investigation or enquiry or the missing person within the meaning of articles 74-1 or 80-4, where the purpose of these operations is to find the victim, the object stolen from him…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-4

…technical quality and innovative nature of the project; 3° The integration of environmental issues; 4° The consistency of the budget and the business model; 5° The company's ability to see the project…

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