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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-5

…subject to the provisions of Titles I, II and III of this Book. However, the provisions of article L. 124-3 do not prevent the application of the rules concerning the allocation of the insurance inde…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-16

For each of the persons referred to in Article L. 311-1, the methods used to set the remuneration of executive directors, within the meaning of Articles L. 322-3-2 of this Code, L. 211-13 of the Code…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-19

…articles L. 115-17 and L. 115-18 are subject to a surcharge of 10%. The rate of the increase is rai…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-1

…xhibition of cinematographic works that is longer than the four-month period referred to in article L. 231-1 or the period set under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-1 ; 3° Failure to com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3

…ure access to the capital, the intermediary registered under the conditions provided for in Article L. 228-1 is required to disclose information concerning the owners of these securities at the reques…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-11

…do not apply in the case of mailings carried out under the conditions provided for in V of article L. 341-4, without prejudice to compliance with the information and advice obligations owed to subscr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-62

In order to enable it to carry out the task provided for in Article L. 511-60, the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall be info…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-3

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of III of Article L. 522-8, payment institutions may engage in an activity other than the provision of payment services on a regular basis, subject to the legi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-45

…managed by managers established in the European Union without the authorisation required in Article L. 532-30 or without the notification referred to in Articles L. 214-24-1 and L. 214-24-2 or without…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-9

…oring of activities contributing to the development and exercise of the missions defined in article L. 2135-11, shall be created by an agreement concluded between the representative organisations of e…

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