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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-16-1

With regard to their activities relating to electronic money, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-9-1 are not subject to the due diligence requirements set out in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Trade and Companies Register

Article R123-166-5

Authorisation may be suspended for a maximum of six months or withdrawn by the prefect where the domiciliation company no longer meets the conditions set out in II of article L. 123-11-3 or has not ma…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-16

A copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Commission Départementale d'Aménagement Cinématographique is sent by post within one month to each member of the Commission, as well as to the Direction Rég…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary subsection: Prohibition on using the services of a person who has been the subject of an anti-doping sanction

Article R232-41-16

Federations shall inform the French Anti-Doping Agency, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any means that guarantees the origin and receipt of this transmission of information,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-16

Where an Athlete is sanctioned for an anti-doping rule violation based on an Adverse Analytical Finding, the Athlete's biological profile shall be restored to its original state at the start of the Pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-2

The Board may take a decision to close the case if it finds that the offence of which the person concerned is accused has not been established. This decision shall be notified to the person concerned…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article R*160-6

Where two years have elapsed from the date of the objection and no third party holder has come forward, the objector may, on production of a simple letter from the company certifying that the objectio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article R*160-4

If a third party becomes the holder of the opposed contract, the company must notify the opposing party within one month by registered letter or electronic registered letter with acknowledgement of re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article R*160-9

An insured who wishes to obtain from the insurer that the cancellation of the insurance contract, as provided for in article L. 160-6, be replaced by the simple suspension of the contract, must submit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-2

I.-The same person may be responsible, within a supplementary occupational pension fund, for several of the key functions mentioned in Article L. 354-1, with the exception of the internal audit functi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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