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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-13

Subject to the provisions of article R. 423-15, the fund must have at its disposal at all times a total amount of resources equal to 0.05% of the total mathematical provisions recorded at 31 December…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-10

…the region between the tenth and sixth years preceding the year in which the allocation is made; 2° 15% in proportion to the backlog of school enrolments recorded in the region. Delays in enrolment ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

…ain categories of the company's employees only, a higher percentage, which may not, however, exceed 15% of the share capital on the date of the decision by the Board of Directors or the Management Boa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 1

…orandum. 1423. For legacies (reimbursement to the executor) Notarial deed containing disbursements. 15. Payment on court orders 151. Payment on court decisions 1511. Judicial decisions handed down by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…y counsel of their choice; 6° The possibility of submitting written observations within a period of 15 days, after which proceedings may be instituted; 7° The rights granted to them under articles R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-23

…e meaning of Article 79(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments, under the conditions and in accordance with the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-54

…votes must be drawn up in the order in which they are presented. Lists that do not obtain at least 15% of the votes cast are not eligible for the allocation of seats. The list that obtains the most v…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…ed that at least 25% of the production expenses have already been incurred. This rate is reduced to 15% when the abandonment of filming concerns a work belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-1

…ents falling due before the budget is voted. In addition, until the adoption of the budget or until 15 April, in the absence of adoption of the budget before that date, the executive of the local auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

I.-The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Offering or selling to the public water for human consumption, including ice, without ensuring that the water o…

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