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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General framework for carrying out the tasks of the public service labour inspectorate

Article R8124-4

This Code of Ethics applies to all employees, whatever their duties.It concerns in particular:1° The Director General of Labour and the agents of the Directorate General of Labour involved in the publ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-4

I.-Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may apply an equalising adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate curve to calculate the best estimate of a portfolio of life insurance or reinsuranc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-4

…rred to in Article L. 6143-1 and the acts of the Director referred to in Article L. 6143-7 are enforceable subject to the following conditions: 1° The decisions of the Supervisory Board referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…rmation on the business and financial situation of the entity that they audit and on the due diligence that they have performed there in the course of their engagement.The Autorité de contrôle prudent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

…made up of : 1° Two members of the standing committee of the National Assembly responsible for finance, at least one of whom belongs to a group that has declared that it does not support the Governmen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R310-4

…estment firm to make investment decisions based on assessments of the medium and long-term performance, both financial and non-financial, of the companies in which it holds equity securities and to be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-4

…supervisory board will decide on the request for exemption referred to in I within four months of receiving the complete file from the entity. This file shall include the following information: 1° The…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-4

…ventive resolution plans referred to in article L. 311-8 shall include, quantifying them wherever necessary and possible, the following elements: 1° A description of the legal and organisational struc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-4

…of French Regions;4° A departmental councillor appointed by the Association des départements de France;5° A local councillor appointed by the Association of French Mayors;6° Four representatives of th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-47-1

…h of Article L. 224-43 provides, in the cases provided for in II of Article L. 224-46, to suspend access to the number and, where applicable, to terminate the contract in the event of a repeat occurre…

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