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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-3

The compensation body intervenes within two months of the date on which the injured party submits a claim for compensation. It will cease to intervene if, within this two-month period, the insurance u…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L424-1

Financial penalties are recovered in the same way as State debts other than taxes and property. The proceeds are paid to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article L424-1

The terms and conditions under which, when a breach of food safety regulations is detected, the expenditure relating to additional controls, as defined in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-2

The Commission of the National Centre for the Development of Sport meets when convened by its Chairman. Its secretariat is provided by French Polynesia. The Chairman of the Commission may invite any p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-3

The Commission of the National Centre for the Development of Sport in French Polynesia defines, in accordance with the directives of the establishment and respecting the competencies of French Polynes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-4

The total amount of operating subsidies intended for sports associations in French Polynesia, determined by the Board of Directors of the National Centre for the Development of Sport, is allocated to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-1

I. - The Commission of the National Centre for the Development of Sport in French Polynesia comprises on an equal basis: 1° In addition to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia, te…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Admission to trading

Article L424-4

The operator of the multilateral trading facility shall establish transparent rules concerning the criteria for determining which financial instruments may be traded on its facility. When a financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; approval or authorisation of the system manager

Article L424-1

A multilateral trading facility is a multilateral facility under which multiple third-party buying and selling interests in financial instruments are brought together under non-discretionary rules in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-3

Without prejudice to Titles III, IV or V of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories,…

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