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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article R214-239

In order to grant the authorisation referred to in Article L. 214-189, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the rules or articles of association of the undertaking, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-238

…sub-paragraph may only sell or transfer, in one or more transactions, contracts transferring insurance risks and receivables held against insurance and reinsurance undertakings in the following cases:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-236

The insurance risks referred to in article L. 214-187 are those covered by classes 1 to 26 mentioned in article R. 321-1 of the French Insurance Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-237

…ecuritisation undertaking covered by this subparagraph may enter into contracts transferring insurance risks under the conditions laid down in its articles of association or its regulations, subject t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-23

In the event of non-payment of taxes or contributions by the legal due date, the accounting officer of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will notify the taxpayer of a notice of assess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-25

In undertakings with at least fifty employees, in the absence of a member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee mandated in application of article L. 2232-24, the full members o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

…ion and transformation of the healthcare system, subject to the following adaptations:1° The reference to the Wallis and Futuna health agency replaces that of the regional health agencies ;2° Referenc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 286

…ble for value added tax must:1° Within fifteen days of commencing its operations, submit to the office designated by an order a declaration in accordance with the model provided by the administration.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285

…in travellers' personal luggage.The flat-rate tax is collected by the customs department in accordance with the same rules, subject to the same guarantees and the same penalties as for customs duties.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-29

…to the applicant's lawyer or, if the applicant is not assisted by a lawyer, to the applicant. On receipt of this report, the judge may proceed, where appropriate in accordance with the procedures lai…

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