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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R*211-20

In the event of loss or theft of the documents provided for in this section, the insurer or the competent authority shall issue a duplicate at the simple request of the person in whose favour the orig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-8

…f interruption or cessation of activity of a pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in article L. 5124-1 or article L. 5124-9-1 manufacturing advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-5

In all cases, an acknowledgement of registration of the challenge is automatically presented to the person when they have validated and sent their challenge. This document can be downloaded or printed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-61

The feeder general-purpose investment fund shall monitor the activity of the master AIF or UCITS. In order to fulfil this obligation, it may rely on the information and documents received from the mas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

…basis, and the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 shall consult each other with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-5

I.-The refusal of authorisation to manage a blood establishment, its renewal or the substantial modification of one of its elements is notified to the director of the health establishment or to the ad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pledge of goods represented by a storage receipt

Article R522-24-4

In support of his request to the platform manager for entry in the register of the pledge of goods represented by a warehouse receipt, the creditor shall provide the following information: 1° Designat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-8

…accounts for the last two financial years, and subject to the penalties provided for in Articles L. 242-10 and L. 242-30 of the French Commercial Code. They may make a public offer, as defined for fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20-1

…ment firm managers authorised to hold an additional mandate, in accordance with II ofArticle L. 533-26.VI.At least once a year, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall send the Euro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater X

…his condition does not apply to housing benefiting from the subsidised loans defined in article D. 372-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code. However, in order to qualify for the tax credit,…

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