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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall examine and evaluate the strategies, processes and reporting procedures established by the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-16

…t may provide for forfeiture of vested rights if the member does not provide proof of payment of at least two annuities. It may also provide for a reduction in the number of annuity units registered i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

I.-An examination of a person's constitutional genetic characteristics may only be undertaken for medical or scientific research purposes. It is subject to the express consent of the person, obtained…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition and operation of the artistic committee

Article R2372-16

The provisions of articles R. 2172-18 and R. 2172-19 apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Withholding tax on income from shares and similar income, where the beneficiaries do not have their real domicile or registered office in France, and on interest and bond income

Article 1673

La retenue à la source afférente aux revenus de capitaux mobiliers entrant dans les prévisions des articles 118, 119 et 1678 bis, and referred to in 1 of the articles 119 bis and 1672 is declared and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

The agency's resources comprise:1° Subsidies, advances and other contributions from the State and its public establishments, the European Union, local authorities, their groupings and their public est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-2

I.-To meet specific defence needs, the Minister for Defence may authorise the armed forces health service to use a proprietary medicinal product outside the conditions of prescription and supply laid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Terms and conditions of application

Article 1696

The detailed rules for the application of the provisions contained in this section shall be laid down by ministerial order (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679

The sums owed by employers in respect of the payroll tax referred to in article 231 must be remitted to the competent public accountant under the conditions and within the time limits that are set by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary work

Article R1262-16

Seconded employees made available to a user undertaking established in France benefit from the stipulations of the agreements and arrangements applicable to the workplace and to the employees employed…

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