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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-1

For the application of Article R. 134-2, notwithstanding Article 142-3 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1

I. - In order to ensure shareholder equality and market transparency, the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) sets the rules for public offers of financial instruments issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS INTRODUCED BYTITLE II Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders Articles D. 526-28 to D. 526-29 Decree no. 2022-799 of 12 May 2022Article D. 526-30Decree no. 2022-1439 of 16 Nov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1-1

…ractually, but may not exceed one hundred and twenty days;d) The provisions of II of article L. 133-26.II. - The provisions of I also apply if the payer's payment service provider is located in mainla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-2

…committed rape, sexual assault or sexual molestation as provided for in the articles 222-23 to 222-26 and 227-25 to 227-27 of the Penal Code, to a medical examination and blood test to determine whet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-23

…it meets the conditions required for this purpose by those authorities may, within the territory of mainland France, the overseas departments, the Department of Mayotte and Saint-Martin, establish bra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Indirect right of access to data

Article L561-45

…23 of its right to communicate. 561-23 of its right of communication provided for in Article L. 561-26, nor to call into question the purpose of combating money laundering and terrorist financing when…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16-1

…with the model set out in Article 422-4 of Autorité des normes comptables Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 relating to the annual accounts of insurance undertakings, is negative and the Solv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5842-10

…Article L. 5211-41-3, in the last paragraph of III, the words: "in article 111 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service" are replaced by t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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