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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27

…L. 352-7 which has been submitted to it by that subsidiary. The Autorité shall endeavour to reach a decision with the supervisory authorities within the college of supervisors on its proposal for appr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-13

…erious reason, in particular for any act contrary to public order or public morality.The withdrawal decision is taken by the Prefect or, where applicable, the Police Prefect, after the supporters' ass…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 433-7

…0% of the amount;2° The balance is paid after presentation, no later than eighteen months after the decision to grant the aid, of the supporting documents mentioned on the list in the appendix to this…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article R623-34

…n charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority shall take a decision within two months. If the appeal is rejected, the amount of the last annual fee shall be re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-5

…the Conseil d'Etat. This appeal suspends its implementation until the Conseil d'Etat has given its decision. If the Conseil d'Etat has not given its decision within three months of the matter being r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1014

…been lodged, this panel shall decide that there is no need to give a ruling in a specially reasoned decision where the appeal is inadmissible or where it is manifestly not such as to result in cassati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval procedure

Article R513-26

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall give its decision on the application for authorisation within three months of the date of receipt of a complete file. It will notify the asso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation for bodies without a public accountant to allocate and pay expenditure relating to the remuneration of vocational training trainees

Article D1611-30

The authorisation is issued for a period of three years from the date of notification of the decision. It is renewable for three-year periods.Renewal of the authorisation is granted or refused followi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article R533-17-1

…ty and independence of mind necessary to assess and, if necessary, effectively challenge management decisions and to ensure the effective supervision and monitoring of those decisions. Membership of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-16

The Court of First Instance shall give its decision within ten days of the matter being referred to it, without any costs or procedural formalities, and after giving three days' notice to all interest…

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