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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-8-1

…rticle L. 541-1 leads to the recommendation of a bundled offer within the meaning of Article L. 533-12-1, financial investment advisors shall ensure that the bundled offer as a whole corresponds to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-1

I. - Subject to the provisions of Article L. 517-12, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall exercise supervision on a consolidated basis of a group within the meaning of Articles L…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-6

…isk of contagion within a group linked to the existence of risk transfer or intra-group guarantees; 12° The extent to which the legal or organisational structure of the group constitutes an obstacle t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-1

The file referred to in article R. 512-4 includes :1° Where the applicant is a natural person, the applicant's identity, the address of the establishment where the professional activity is carried out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…isted procreation activities in disregard of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 6212-2; 6° The performance, by a medical biology laboratory, of pathological anatomy and cytology exam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-20

…EEC of 25 July 1978 on the annual accounts of certain types of companies, transposed by Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-24 of the Commercial Code, or the status of an entity dedicated to the financing of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article R341-16

For the application of article L. 341-12, the direct seller shall provide the canvassed person with information concerning: 1° The identity, principal activity and geographical address at which the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article R2333-82-4

…show presented by the casino; failing this, the number of hours retained may not exceed 8 hours;b) 12 hours per eligible show for the job of stage manager when the show requires a period of assembly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-16

…and L. 932-24 of the Social Security Code;4° Loan insurance contracts referred to in article L. 113-12-2 of the French Insurance Code or the second paragraph ofarticle L. 221-10 of the French Mutual C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

…e financial statements; -the conclusions reached by the joint auditors are relevant and consistent. 12. Each statutory auditor shall include in his file the elements of the review that support his ass…

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