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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-3-1

The Minister for the Economy may, after obtaining the opinion of the Consultative Committee for Financial Legislation and Regulation and at the request of one or more representative organisations of f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2372-15

…re located in France or in another Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area;3° The procedures for transferring the rights and obligations of participating companies in terms of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Rendering of accounts and termination of guardianship.

Article 810-8

After receiving the account, the judge authorises the curator to proceed with the realisation of the remaining assets. The proposed realisation is notified to the known heirs. If they are still within…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-21-1

When the Agency has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17, the Secretar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-22

…an employed or self-employed activity; 2° Legal or contractual aid to employees on part-time work; 3° Allowances received during statutory maternity, paternity or adoption leave; 4° Basic and supplem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-15

…ns for splitting the leave and converting it into a period of part-time work are defined by decree; 3° The time limits for informing the employer by the employee of the taking of the leave, its forese…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Unfair breach of contract.

Article L1237-3

…f the new employer took on an employee whom he knew to be already bound by a contract of employment;3° If the new employer continued to employ the employee after learning that the employee was still b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-3

The internal assessment of risk and solvency referred to in Article L. 354-2 shall cover at least: a) The overall solvency requirement, taking into account the specific risk profile, the approved risk…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Solvency requirements

Article A385-3

…returns on non-depreciable assets, the level of returns on non-depreciable assets is reduced by 30%;3° In the scenario of reduced mortality, the mortality rate at any age is reduced by 10%.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D224-3

For the application of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 224-3, the savings allocations that gradually reduce the financial risks for the policyholder allow investment in assets that are s…

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