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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Community or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France

Article A370-3

For the application of article L. 370-3, the provisions governing the activity of the institution and which are indicated to the competent authorities of the State concerned are those, legislative and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Community or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France

Article A370-2

For the purposes of the last paragraph of Article L. 370-4, the authority referred to in Article L. 310-12 may ask the institution referred to in Article L. 370-1 for documents proving compliance with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258

For the implementation of the future protection mandate established pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 477 of the Civil Code, the mandatary shall appear in person at the registry of the judici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Steering and Dialogue Committee

Article R1413-26

The role of the Steering and Dialogue Committee is to: 1° Contribute to the quality and relevance of the Agency's actions by providing its vision of current and future public health issues and the soc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

Non-tax revenue from the operating section may include: 1° Proceeds from the fee for the removal of household refuse from camping sites, the special fee or the fee for the removal of refuse, waste and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R532-29

The Autorité des marchés financiers and the authorities of the Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerned shall be notified in advance of any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R532-30

I. - Any portfolio management company referred to in I of Article L. 532-25-1 intending to manage AIFs for the first time under the freedom to provide services shall provide the Autorité des marchés f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R532-28

…ose registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin, wishes for the first time to manage a foreign UCITS authorised or to pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Simple suspension

Article 736

The suspension of sentence does not extend to the payment of damages. Nor does it extend to the incapacities, prohibitions and disqualifications resulting from the conviction. However, these incapacit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 845

An heir who renounces the succession may, however, retain the inter vivos gift or claim the legacy made to him up to the available portion unless the disposing person has expressly required the report…

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