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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-1-2

…ance undertaking is a prudent estimate of the weighted average maturity of future payments relating to regulated commitments. This estimate must be a whole number and may not exceed 8. This duration i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-27

…fession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce is subject, at least once every four years, to an audit covering compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions governing the composi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-1

The employer shall provide proof that he has referred the matter to the accredited body or, failing that, to the national metrology and testing laboratory within the time limit set and shall forward t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article D2213-1-0-2

…the application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 2213-4-1, administrative air quality monitoring zones defined pursuant to article R. 221-3 of the Environment Code, in which one of the limit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-28-1

The Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall rule on the declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 within six months of filing. This period is interrup…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10-2

…ment and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, investigators may obtain disclosure of data stored and processed by telecommunications operators, under the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D3123-22-1

…l assistance provided for in article L. 3123-19-1 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible splitting of its payment. In respect of each calendar ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D4135-22-1

…l assistance provided for by Article L. 4135-19-1 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular any fractioning of its payment. In respect of each calendar year, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health record and compulsory examinations.

Article L2132-2-1

…enth birthdays, children must undergo a preventive oral health check-up by a dental surgeon or a doctor qualified in stomatology. This obligation is deemed to have been fulfilled when the dental surge…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-6-1

When, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referre…

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