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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-13

The insured risks remain covered, even in the event of fault on the part of the insured or his land agents, unless the insurer establishes that the damage is due to a lack of reasonable care on the pa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-20

Failure to pay a premium entitles the insurer either to suspend the insurance or to request its cancellation.Suspension or cancellation does not take effect until eight days after formal notice to pay…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-2

No placement service may be refused to a person seeking employment or to an employer on the basis of one of the grounds of discrimination listed in Article L. 1132-1. No offer of employment may contai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-1

The activity of placement consists of providing, on a regular basis, services aimed at matching job offers with job applications, without the person carrying out this activity becoming a party to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-3

No direct or indirect remuneration may be demanded from jobseekers in return for the provision of placement services, subject to the provisions of : 1° Article L. 7121-9, relating to the conditions of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions for the application of this section, in particular the procedures for the examination of plans by the supervisory board and the exemption of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-6

The supervisory board examines individual and group preventive recovery plans after an adversarial procedure. If the board considers that a plan has significant shortcomings, it notifies the person wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-19

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall have at its disposal the resources provided by the Banque de France.The Secretary General of the Autorité commits the expenditure of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-18

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be financially autonomous, within the limits of the proceeds of the contribution referred to in Article L. 612-20, the balance of which shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

I. - Persons subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 612-2 are subject to a contribution for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banqu…

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