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Showing 6170 of 69474 articles for Art. L 423-1 à L 423-8

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-4

…dating back more than three years if no action has been taken up to that point to investigate, establish or punish them.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-6

The members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the guarantee fund, as well as any person who by virtue of their duties has access to documents and information held by the guarantee f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-5

The guarantee fund is subrogated to the rights of policyholders, subscribers and beneficiaries of benefits, up to the amount of the sums it has paid.The guarantee fund is also subrogated, within the s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-7

The investigation is conducted by the rapporteur, who may hold any hearings and consultations he or she deems necessary.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-3

The Regulatory Control Committee meets when convened by the Chairman, who sets the agenda.It may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented by proxy.The committ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-5

…ouncement of sanctions is carried out by a rapporteur, appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat from among serving members of the administrative courts, for a term of three years, renewab…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L423-4

Distributors shall refrain from supplying products which they know, on the basis of information in their possession and in their professional capacity, do not meet the safety obligations defined in th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-2

The members of the Commission du Contrôle de la Réglementation are bound by professional secrecy with regard to any facts, acts or information that may have come to their knowledge by virtue of their…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-6

The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée shall refer to the rapporteur any fact likely to justify the initiation of sanction proceedings.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-14

If the policyholders' guarantee fund intervenes under the conditions provided for in article L. 423-3, it shall first use its available resources, before calling, as necessary, on the guarantee fund r…

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