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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…ce of their duties. It may ask them to provide the additional report provided for in III of article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code.The information thus transmitted is covered by the rule of p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-1

…is only applicable to aerodromes open to public air traffic other than those mentioned in articles L. 6321-1, L. 6323-2 and L. 6324-1 of the Transport Code. The plan identifies the roads and trunk ro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-8

Where the damage covered by an insurance contract is the result of a forest fire, the insurer may, if it is established that the insured has not complied with the obligations arising from articles L13…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-16

Unless otherwise agreed, the insurer does not cover damage to or loss of the insured property resulting from: 1° Civil or foreign war, mines and all devices of war; 2° Piracy; 3° Capture, seizure or d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-9

…rtés, in particular:1° The nature of the non-identifying data mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 2143-3;2° The procedures for collecting the identity of children provided for in II of the same a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-2

For the application of this Code in the Territory, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-3

…ed for in Chapter III of Title III of Book VI, "group" means: a group referred to in III of Article L. 511-20 or an insurance group referred to in 5° of Article L. 356-1 of the Insurance Code or any s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-17

…e end of the business day following the day on which they were received, as defined in d of Article L. 133-4, shall be deposited in a separate account with a credit institution authorised to receive s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L548-1

…e governed by Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 may obtain the loans mentioned in Article L. 511-6(7), free loans and donations ; 2° Natural persons wishing to finance initial or continuing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L4313-2

…e region's financial commitments resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in l'article L. 1414-1;8° An appendix showing the debt related to the investment portion of partnership contracts…

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