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

Article R356-2

I.-The coordination agreements mentioned in III of Article L. 356-7-1 specify the procedures applied by the supervisory authorities concerned: 1° For decisions relating to applications for approval of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…For cinemas opened since 1 January 2019 or for those mentioned in the second paragraph of article 916-27, on the basis of a forecast amount of revenue corresponding to usual activity estimated by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-7

The institution's budget comprises four non-fungible sections, each of which must be balanced:1° The "Unemployment Insurance" section covers expenditure on the insurance benefits provided for in Secti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-1)

Article Annexe 3-2-1

…t I am aware of the provisions of Article L. 321-4 of the French Commercial Code, as amended by Law No. 2011-850 of 20 July 2011 on the liberalisation of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…>. 3. Where applicable, the first demand guarantee(s) or personal or joint and several surety(ies) (16). (16) The guarantee covering the entire contract must not be required at the stage of payment of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission de la coopération intercommunale de la Polynésie française.

Article D5842-6

I. - Article R. 5211-19, with the exception of the second paragraph, a, b and c, Article R. 5211-20, Articles R. 5211-22 to R. 5211-33, Article R. 5211-35, Article R. 5211-36, with the exception of it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…l number of seats. The statutes of the unions concerned existing on the date of promulgation of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

…s and administrative accounts of the public establishment being wound up are subject to articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20. If the administrative account has not been adopted by 30 June of the year foll…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article A311-6

…egard to the nature of these measures and the organisation of the person concerned or of the group; 16° In the case of groups that include subsidiaries established in several States, the procedures an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-3

I.-The form entitled "certificate of compliance" referred to in article R. 752-44-8, a model of which is shown in appendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in a…

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