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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-21-2

…referred to in Article L. 533-30 with the long-term interests of the investment firm, its creditors and its clients, as referred to in the same Article.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-21-1

…urse may also take into account the failure to comply with the requirements relating to good repute and competence applicable to the person concerned.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-21-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution proposes to the European Central Bank that the authorisation of the credit institution in question be withdrawn, it shall first obtain the opi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-21

…L. 310-3-2 is equal to one third of the minimum required solvency margin defined in article R. 334-19, but may not be less than the thresholds defined in article R. 334-15. Up to these thresholds, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-21

If the agreement on objectives and resources referred to in article L. 6332-2 is not concluded, the expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed the minimum amount referred to in the t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-19

…the sports association by the sports company under the principle of solidarity between professional and amateur activities.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

…ation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Saumur whose riding instructors are the riders…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to ships and aircraft.

Article 195 bis

No port duty or fee on petroleum products delivered to supply ships or aircraft may be instituted and levied for the benefit of any local authority or body (departments, municipalities, chambers of co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-19

…east two viable children, maternity leave begins eight weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ends eighteen weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and subject to a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 quater

For the allowances and pensions mentioned in 1 and 5 of Article 12 of Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament s…

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