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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…ts ancillary to group life insurance contracts) ;22 Motor third party liability ;23 Motor (damage) ;24 Personal property damage ;25 Damage to professional property ;26 Damage to agricultural property…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…5-9, if he intends to invoke the provisions of articles L. 145-18, L. 145-21, L. 145-23-1 et L. 145-24 in order to build, rebuild or raise the existing building, to reassign the ancillary residential…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L542-2

…rovided for in Article L. 753-5;d) a rejection decision in the cases provided for in article L. 531-24 and 5° of article L. 531-27;e) a closure decision taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

…the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may limi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L613-37-1

…asis of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010, within the prescribed timeframe, the college of supervisors shall defer its decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-44

…2 and those of articles R. 6153-3 to R. 6153-7, R. 6153-12 to R. 6153-19 and R. 6153-21 to R. 6153-24 apply to students acting as interns and former residents who complete one or two additional semes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L773-14

…518-22 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-23 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-24 law no. 2014-617 of 13 June 2014 L. 518-24-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Law no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L775-13

…518-22 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-23 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-24 law no. 2014-617 of 13 June 2014 L. 518-24-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Law no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-49

I. - For the application of Article L. 613-46-3, the clauses of the agreement referred to in I of this Article set the minimum and maximum time limits within which the Board of Directors, the Supervis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-17

…mplementary certificates, may be required for access to the courses provided for in articles D. 212-24, D. 212-27, D. 212-40, D. 212-43, D. 212-56 and D. 212-59.Pre-requisite tests may be scheduled to…

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