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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special privileges.

Article L3253-22

The sums owed to public works contractors may not be subject to seizure or opposition to the detriment of either employees or creditor suppliers in respect of supplies of materials of any kind used in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-20

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may, for internal modelling purposes, refer to a time horizon or use a risk measure other than those provided for in Article R. 352-2, provided that the results…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-24

The use of a model or data from a third party does not exempt insurance and reinsurance undertakings from the requirements applicable to the internal model referred to in Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-23

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall draw up documentation describing the details of the design and operation of their internal model. This documentation shall demonstrate that the undertaking…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-21

At least once a year, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall examine the origins and causes of the profits and losses recorded by each of their major operating units. They shall demonstrate to t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-22

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall implement a regular model validation cycle, which includes monitoring the functioning of the internal model, checking the ongoing appropriateness of its sp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 621-23

The Commission des aides à la production d'œuvres ayant recours à des effets visuels numériques is made up of ten members, including a chairman, appointed for a renewable term of two years.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 722-24

The Audiovisual Promotion Aid Committee is made up of four members appointed for a renewable term of two years. A representative of the association called "Unifrance" and a representative of the trade…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Innovation partnerships

Article R2172-20

The purchaser may decide to set up an innovation partnership with one or more economic operators who perform the services separately under individual contracts.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2391-26

The contract may provide for guarantees other than those provided for in sub-section 1 for the performance of a particular commitment.

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