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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

…ing in particular:-the report on the solvency and financial situation referred to in Article L. 356-23 ; -the regular report to the Controller-the annual and quarterly quantitative statements;-the rep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D742-12

…206-1 and D. 214-206-2n° 2015-1204 of 29 September 2015D. 214-219, D. 214-227 to D. 214-228, D. 214-232 to D. 214-233, D. 214-240-2 to D. 214-240-4n° 2018-1008 of 19 November 2018D. 214-240-5 to D. 21…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D743-12

…206-1 and D. 214-206-2n° 2015-1204 of 29 September 2015D. 214-219, D. 214-227 to D. 214-228, D. 214-232 to D. 214-233, D. 214-240-2 to D. 214-240-4n° 2018-1008 of 19 November 2018D. 214-240-5 to D. 21…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25-2

I.-One or more agreements relating to the remuneration of authors concluded between the professional authors' organisations, the collective management organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect organises, within six months of acquiring French nationality, a ceremony to welcome into French citizenship for the p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3341-1

…cerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises" are deleted;3° In article L. 3123-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3321-1

…cerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises" are deleted;3° In article L. 3123-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the surrender of a foreign national who, having exercised a right of mobility, does not meet the conditions for residence on French territory

Article L621-6

A decision to surrender to the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union may be issued to a foreign national and his or her family members, admitted to reside in the territory of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-5

The provisional management document for jobs and staff appropriations is sent to the regional director responsible for youth and sport, for his opinion, as well as to the president of the regional cou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

I. - By way of exception to I of Article L. 425-4, after obtaining the consent of the client concerned, the operator of the organised trading system may trade by matching with interposition of the pro…

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