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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-4

As long as this is justified by the data referred to in article L. 111-7 , taking gender into account may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks under insurance oper…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-4

The conciliator's report provided for by Article L. 628-2 is filed with the registry and communicated by the registrar to the debtor and the public prosecutor. It is supplemented by any information en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article R4425-4

The commission is competent to give an opinion on: 1° The methods for evaluating the increases in charges resulting for the Corsican local authority from the transfers of competences; 2° The draft int…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-4

For the application to Wallis and Futuna of the provisions of the articles mentioned in article R. 3821-3: 1° The powers entrusted to the Prefect are exercised by the Representative of the State in Wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-46

The Supervisory Board deliberates on the financial statements with a view to their approval and decides on the allocation of the results of each income statement. When the accounts are certified in ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-5

I. - Where the supervisory board is the competent authority to supervise the entity party to the agreement considering granting its support, it may authorise, prohibit or restrict the scope of a suppo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-4

Without prejudice to the rights of holders of claims arising from the management of these operations, no creditor of the insurance undertaking other than the policyholders, members, insured persons or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-45

The decision of the collège de résolution approving the trust agreement referred to in I of Article L. 311-42 shall be published in the Journal officiel. By way of derogation from article 2018-2 of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-4

In the performance of its duties, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may authorise or require the undertakings referred to in Articles L. 341-1 and L. 345-2 to derogate from certain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L722-4

When a commercial court cannot be constituted or rule, the court of appeal, seised at the request of the public prosecutor, shall designate, if the provisions of Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-15, the…

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