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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Classification committees

Article R211-27

A classification committee is formed when at least three of the persons mentioned in article R. 211-26 are present for the viewing mentioned in article R. 211-4.The composition and agenda of classific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-1

Failure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, to make the informati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Resources and means

Article R1233-5

…nt et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (Environment and Energy Management Agency) or his representative; 4° The managing director of the Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-3

Branches of foreign companies established in the territory of the French Republic referred to in 4° of I of article L. 310-2 appoint one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall certif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Non-compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L181-1

…or the law of the country where the policyholder has his principal residence or place of management.4° Where cover for risks situated in the State or States mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° above is limited…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Accounting and statistical provisions

Article A341-1

…ertaking requests, for the purposes of determining the provision for claims payable provided for in 4° of Article R. 343-7, to use statistical methods for estimating claims incurred during the last tw…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article R224-1

…le L. 224-3 of this Code are : 1° The assets, units or shares listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater and 8° of article R. 332-2 of the Insurance Code ; 2° Shares in commer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe G

Statement of mandatory information in supporting documents for public contractsI. - With regard to public contracts below the amount from which contracts are concluded in writing (1) A. - Where the pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-3-2

In the areas of competence of the overseas regions, the President of the Regional Council may, for the duration of his term of office, draw up a regional cooperation framework programme specifying the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-2

…nvestment scheme, or exercises, by any other means, a power of control within the meaning of 3° and 4° of I of article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code over the collective investment scheme or, if the…

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