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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-6

…tgage referred to in Articles L. 327-3 of this Code, L. 212-24 of the French Mutual Code and L. 931-23 of the French Social Security Code against the buildings owned by that undertaking.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-73

…he date on which the damage occurred.However, for losses that occurred between 1 September 1998 and 23 April 2004, the six-month period only runs from the latter date.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-21-1

For the application of the provisions of the last paragraph of I of Article L. 232-23, a copy of the management report shall be delivered to any person, at his own expense, at the company's registered…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-8

…tions and shall earn interest in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article L. 518-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L784-11

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-22 and L. 621-23 Act no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-24 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-25Order no…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-4-2

In the context of cross-border, transnational or inter-regional cooperation, territorial authorities, their groupings and, after authorisation from their supervisory authority, bodies governed by publ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L752-5

…mn of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 313-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 313-3 Order no. 2006-461 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L753-5

…lumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 313-3 Order no. 2006-461 of…

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