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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

The Supervisory Board is made up of : 1° Two members of the standing committee of the National Assembly responsible for finance, at least one of whom belongs to a group that has declared that it does…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-4

The insurance policy is dated the day it is issued. It states :- the names and residences of the contracting parties ;- the thing or person insured- the nature of the risks covered- the time from whic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-4

For the purposes of article L. 112-2-1, the insurer must provide the policyholder with the following information: 1° The procedures for taking out the contract and paying the premium or contribution.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-4

The accounts are drawn up by the management body and approved by the General Meeting of members or by a collegiate supervisory body designated by the Articles of Association.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Opening of a branch and exercise of the freedom to provide services

Article R382-4

…uthorisation referred to in Article L. 382-1 and planning to provide IORP services in the territory of another Member State of the European Union, in accordance with Article L. 382-4, shall notify its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-4

…the Autorité de la concurrence, the minister responsible for the economy, any competition authority of another Member State or the European Commission to produce a document in its file where one of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The regional and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France

Article L711-4

The territorial chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France may, alone or in collaboration with other partners, within the framework of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: High Council of medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff of public health establishments

Article L6156-4

A High Council of medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff of the public health establishments mentioned in Chapters I and II of this Title is instituted. Its president is appointed by decree.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-4

The Governor of the Banque de France sends his proposals under 4°, 4° bis, 4° ter and 5° of Article L. 631-2-1 to the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, who places them on the agenda for the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-42

For the application of Article L. 6145-3 and the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-5, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall give formal notice to the authorising officer to fulfil…

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