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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-45

Internal risk and solvency assessment is an integral part of the Group's business strategy. It is systematically taken into account in the group's strategic decisions. The participating and parent und…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-7

The information required pursuant to articles R. 222-1 and R. 222-2 of this code and R. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code which appear in the European Standardised Information Sheet are deemed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-7

…rmance of its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Skills of agents

Article R8112-6

For the application of Articles L. 242-7, L. 422-3 and L. 422-4 of the Social Security Code and Articles L. 751-21 and L. 751-48 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the Labour Inspectorate inspect…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-2

…son of legal age may use one of the names provided for in the first and last paragraphs of article 311-21. With regard to minor children, this option is exercised by both parents exercising parental a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-52

…onal advisory committee, each specialisation is created under the conditions set out in article R. 6113-21 of the Labour Code:either by an order of the minister responsible for sport; - or by an order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-14

…e year after publication in accordance with the conditions and procedures set out in article R. 228-11 if, during this period, the persons in whose name the registration was made or their successors i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contribution of the armed forces health service to other public health initiatives

Article R6147-134

…zonal mobilisation plan mentioned in article R. 3131-6 and the system mentioned in article L. 3131-11 include the measures specified by the protocol mentioned in I of article L. 6147-11, in particula…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-1

Any declaration of nationality must, on pain of nullity, be registered either by the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court, for declarations subscribed in France, or by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

…xceeds the amount of rights registered in the account or the ceilings mentioned in articles L. 6323-11, L. 6323-11-1, L. 6323-27 and L. 6323-34 respectively, the account may, at the request of its hol…

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