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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-1

The units of account defined in article L. 131-1-1 are: 1° Units or shares in general-purpose professional funds mentioned inarticle L. 214-144 of the Monetary and Financial Code ; 2° Units or shares…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-1

The agreements referred to in Article L. 132-28 shall be drawn up in writing at the request of the intermediaries and shall provide in particular for: 1° The insurance intermediary shall: a) Submit to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47

I.-The kindergartens mentioned in 2° of article R. 2324-17 take in children aged eighteen months and over with a view to promoting their socialisation and development and facilitating the transition t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-3

…tion measures provided for in Chapter V of Title II of Book VI of this Code, in Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 précitée ou, dans le régime antérieur à cette loi, au titre II de la loi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-3

I.-Pursuant to VI of Article L. 613-44, when the resolution plan provides that a resolution measure must be taken, or that the power mentioned in Article L. 613-48 must be exercised according to the r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-30

The collège de résolution may, in respect of a person referred to in Article L. 311-1 subject to a resolution procedure, decide to:1° Suspend or dismiss any person exercising effective management with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

Under the conditions set out in this Title, administrative penalties may be imposed on persons who have failed to comply with the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the app…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

For the application of Article R. 771-1: 1° In Article R. 712-5, references to the provisions of Article L. 811-1 are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2…

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