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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-6

The Autorité des marchés financiers is responsible for applying the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-13

An agreement is signed between the public entity mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6113-11 and each health care organisation on the list mentioned in article L. 6113-12. If a health care o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

Insurance contracts to cover civil liability relating to a space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 17…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article L225-198

Capital amortisation is carried out by virtue of a stipulation in the Articles of Association or a decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting and using distributable sums within the meaning of Arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-12

The mortgage loans referred to in 11° of article R. 332-2 must be secured by a first-ranking mortgage on a building located in the territory of one of the Member States of the OECD or on a ship. The t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-8

The award of selective financial aid is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-22

When the multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport-European Blue Card" provided for in article L. 421-11 is issued on proof of a stay of at least eighteen months in another Memb…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Contract reference value.

Article A131-3

When the unit of account used as a reference to value the capital or annuity guaranteed by the contract is an SCPI unit subject to supervision by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the value of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article R163-1

Requiring or inducing, by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for the payment of a sum in excess of 15 euros, the delivery of one or more cheques for an amount less than or equal to 15 euros…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-7

Failure to grant an apprentice an additional five days' leave to prepare for tests at an apprentice training centre, or failure to maintain the apprentice's salary during this leave in breach of the p…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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