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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on j…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

This Book is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Article L. 322-3-2 and Titles V, VI and VII.The provisions of the first paragraph apply to insurance undertakings establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-2

…2° Contributions imposed annually on those entitled to fruits which are collected in kind; 3° Allocations charged against the payment representing entertainment tax, relating to sports meetings, cir…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-104

The specific part of the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" is obtained : 1° Either by passing an examination; for the first-degree State Certificate in Sports Education, the candidate must obtain th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-1

…direct or indirect reduction or disposal of a holding, it shall verify that this operation does not call into question the conditions to which the authorisation granted to the credit institution or fi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-10

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may use a simplified calculation for a specific risk sub-module or module where this is justified by the nature, scale and complexity of the risks they face and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-9

…their solvency and financial condition report referred to in Article L. 355-5 in the following two cases:a) The publication of such information would give competitors of the undertaking concerned an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…the procedures applied by the supervisory authorities concerned: 1° For decisions relating to applications for approval of internal models and the level of supplementary capital requirements, in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-15

…ther measures taken to encourage bathing. 4° Pollution corresponds to the presence of: -microbiological contamination with Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci or pathogenic micro-organisms; -or o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-1

…Any member of the AMF Board who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board, except in cases of force majeure as determined by the Chairman, shall be deemed to have resigned. The Chairman…

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