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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-4

…utorité de contrôle prudentiel pursuant to article L. 341-4, the financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December of each year. By way of exception, the first financial year of French compan…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-8

…shall make the annual accounts, the management report, the auditors' report on the annual accounts and, where applicable, the consolidated or combined accounts, the group management report and the au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R6324-1

Medical public health inspectors and inspectors from regional health agencies who are doctors are authorised and sworn to investigate and record the offences mentioned in article L. 6324-1 under the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health inspectors

Article R5413-1

Medical public health inspectors and inspectors from regional health agencies who are doctors are authorised and sworn to investigate and record the offences mentioned in article L. 5413-1 under the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Report to the President of the Republic - Parliamentary scrutiny

Article L143-1

The Governor of the Banque de France shall submit to the President of the Republic and to Parliament, at least once a year, a report on the operations of the Banque de France, the monetary policy it i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-1

…man or animal consumption, in breach of article R. 1342-2; 3° Failing to mention the hazard classes and categories on an advertisement for a substance classified as dangerous, in breach of Article 48(…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-3

…43-1 are also liable to the additional penalty of confiscation provided for in 5° of article 131-16 and article 131-43 of the French Criminal Code, enforced in accordance with the procedures provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-2

Repeated offences under article R. 1343-1 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip.

Article L3243-1

…ll persons employed or working in any capacity or in any place whatsoever for one or more employers and regardless of the amount and nature of their remuneration or the form or validity of their contr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip.

Article L3243-4

…ate copy of employees' payslips or payslips issued to employees in electronic form for a period of five years.

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