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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-12

…o. 73-8 of 4 January 1973 relating to the implementation of employee shareholding in national banks and national insurance companies is to hold directly or indirectly all the shares of the companies m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-14

…the Board of Directors of the central company of their group. They may also have the same Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as the central company. The option provided for in the first paragraph a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-15

The Boards of Directors of the central insurance companies include, in addition to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:a) Three directors representing the French State, appointed by the Minister…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article R322-26

…o that of category A civil servants;They may also be chosen from among the chief executive officers and deputy chief executive officers of the bodies mentioned in article 1 of the aforementioned law o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article R322-20

…w no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 are appointed by decree on the proposal of the Minister of the Economy and Finance.There shall be six such persons, one of whom shall be appointed after consultation with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration duties, land registration tax, stamp duties, other duties and taxes

Article 1894

…their accounts. The statement shall be taxed free of charge by the judicial court of the department and supported by the supporting documents.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular insurance.

Article L132-28

…undertakings offering individual insurance policies with surrender values, capitalisation policies and the policies referred to in Article L. 132-5-3 and Article L. 441-1 for which he carries out int…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

The contract concluded by a publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for the acquisition of rights relating to the making available to the public of a cinematographic work shall specify the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-1

Investment services relate to the financial instruments listed in Article L. 211-1 and the units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and include the following services and activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-3

The services and activities listed in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2 are provided in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in Books V and VI.

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