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

Article R385-18

The report on the solvency and financial situation referred to in Article L. 385-7 is approved by the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board. It contains the following information, either in full…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-18

The statistical information that may be collected pursuant to 2° of Article L. 444-5 are, for each calendar year, in particular an estimate :1° Of the total sums invested necessary for the acquisition…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-18

I. - For the purposes of 1° of article L. 561-10, a person exposed to particular risks by virtue of their duties is a person who holds or has held for less than one year one of the following positions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-18

1. Damage to property covered by the guarantee fund in application of the 2nd paragraph of article R. 421-1 is any damage resulting from an accident involving a land motor vehicle in circulation, as w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health

Article R2421-1

I.-Articles R. 2132-1 and R. 2132-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2021-613 of 18 May 2021, and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-18

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply1° "Meeting": a gathering involving the participation of motorised land vehicles, which takes place on a public road or a road op…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-2

For the application of article R. 541-1 in New Caledonia: 1° A l'article R. 512-16-7, the words: ", without prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 512…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

The professional practice standard relating to going concern, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-570. GOING CONCERN Introduction 1. In preparing its accounts, an entity is presum…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

The award of Diversity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-32

In order to guarantee public security, the right to object provided for by Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 does not apply t…

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