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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22

Each year, the insurance or capitalisation company will inform the policyholder of:-the amount of the surrender value or, for contracts linked to the cessation of professional activity, the transfer v…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings

Article L2315-22

Save in exceptional circumstances, the members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee shall submit to the employer a written note setting out the purpose of the requests made, tw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-22

Subject to the provisions of article L. 233-23, the consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and valuation rules of this code, taking into account th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-22

The provisions of article L. 211-24 are applicable to loans of financial securities that meet the following conditions: 1. The loan relates to financial securities; 2. The loan relates to financial se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

I. - The articles of association or fund rules of a feeder UCITS stipulate that at least 85% of its assets must be invested in shares or units of a single master UCITS or sub-fund thereof. A feeder UC…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-22

The plan's supervisory committee, which meets at least once a year, is responsible for ensuring that the plan is properly managed and that the interests of plan members are represented. Every quarter,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-22

Within the limits of the services that it is authorised to provide in the territory of a Member State other than France where it has its registered office and depending on the authorisation it has rec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-22

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they have incurred to take part in meetings of the Assembly of French Guiana,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Special schemes

Article 223 L

1. (not applicable).2. Group companies may not benefit from the tax credit mentioned in articles 220 quater and 220 quater A.3. Deductions made by group companies under the provisions of II of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-22

Accounting documents are drawn up in euros and in the French language. Accounting documents and supporting documents are kept for ten years. Accounting documents relating to the recording of transacti…

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