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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 6: Information to be provided to the public

Article L385-7-1

I.-The provisions of I of article L. 533-22 of the Monetary and Financial Code are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds, insofar as they invest in shares admitted to trading on a reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

The maximum allowances voted by the council or committee of a syndicat de communes, communauté de communes, communauté urbaine, communauté d'agglomération and métropole for the actual performance of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Commitments and technical provisions

Article L343-1

The mathematical provisions established by life assurance and capitalisation companies are calculated by taking into account, in determining the commitment of the policyholder or subscriber, the part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-7-1

A de facto or de jure manager of an undertaking for collective investment in real estate or a professional undertaking for collective investment in real estate is liable to two years' imprisonment and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1 A: Steering policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article L5214-1 A

The State is responsible for steering employment policy for the disabled. In conjunction with the public employment service, the regions responsible for the regional public vocational training service…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1 A: Steering policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article L5214-1 B

A multi-year agreement on objectives and resources is signed between the State, the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1, the association responsible for managing the fund for the professional i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-1

Unilateral cancellation by the insurer of an insurance contract covering a natural person outside their professional activity, in the cases provided for in this book or pursuant to the first paragraph…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-14-1

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present or represented. The second and last paragraphs of Article L. 3121-14 shall apply to the stand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-13-1

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present or represented. The second and last paragraphs of article L. 4132-13 shall apply to the stand…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-11

Natural persons guilty of the offence provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 521-10 may also be ordered, at their own expense, to remove from commercial channels the objects deemed to be in…

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