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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or sub-funds of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article D214-236

The insurance risks referred to in article L. 214-187 are those covered by classes 1 to 26 mentioned in article R. 321-1 of the French Insurance Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-3-1

Practitioners cannot be held liable for material damage caused to another practitioner by something in their custody, within the meaning of the first paragraph of article 1242 of the Civil Code, when…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult the authority responsible for the supervision of credit institutions or investment firms in the Member State concerned, when deciding…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-2

Where an insurance or reinsurance undertaking expressly renounces one or more authorisations by undertaking not to underwrite any new contracts, does not make use of one or more authorisations within…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the supervisory authority of the host Member State concerned where it d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions, approval or authorisation of the system manager

Article D424-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of any authorisation granted to an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-11

Any decision to withdraw administrative authorisation pursuant to article L. 325-1 is notified to the company concerned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receip…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Ministry responsible for culture

Article R321-23

…ement organisations to the Minister responsible for culture pursuant to Article L. 326-10 must include: 1° The transparency report mentioned in article R. 321-14 ; 2° With regard to the implementation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-21

Refusing to communicate in disregard of the provisions of articles R. 321-17 and R. 321-18 all or part of the documents mentioned in article R. 321-18 is punishable by the fine laid down for 3rd class…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-20

Those who meet the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 321-18 are eligible to sit the examination for admission to the training course mentioned in 4° of that article..

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