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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4-5

…of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 must contain the information referred to in articles A. 132-4 and A. 132-4-4, in force on the date of conversion.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statute of limitations.

Article R1131-5

…sultation is carried out by a doctor working as part of a multidisciplinary team combining clinical and genetic skills. This team must draw up a standard protocol for its management and declare itself…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-5

…for inter-communal cooperation presents to its deliberative assembly an annual report on the price and quality of the public drinking water service intended in particular to inform users.This report…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6461-5

…e may be, adapt the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to the particular characteristics and constraints of the collectivity. A request for authorisation to adapt a legislative or regulator…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-31

The assignee's remuneration, in whatever form, constitutes income from a debt. For accounting purposes, it is treated as interest.When the term of the repurchase agreement covers the date of payment o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-32

…he seller retains the securities sold under a repurchase agreement as an asset on its balance sheet and records the amount of its debt to the buyer as a liability on its balance sheet; these securitie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-34

…rivate bills are treated in the same way as financial securities. However, only credit institutions and finance companies may repurchase or reverse repurchase private bills.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-30

If the transferor defaults on its obligation to pay the transfer price, the securities remain the property of the transferee. If the transferee defaults on its obligation to transfer the securities, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-33

…debt to the new transferee as a liability on its balance sheet.The amounts representing the claims and debts referred to in this article are shown separately in the transferee's accounts.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-5

…of study, advice, assistance or representation in matters of industrial property, ancillary rights and rights relating to any related matter. The professional practice must have been acquired in Fran…

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