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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-2

…viates significantly from the assumptions underlying the internal model approved at group level, it may impose on that undertaking, in accordance with Article L. 352-3 and for as long as the undertaki…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-1

…red to in the first paragraph of this Article, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority pursuant to Artic…

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

Article L613-20-5

…ed by an emergency situation, in particular that described in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, or an adverse development that is likely to threaten market liquidity or the stability of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article D214-206-1

The extract from the articles of association of the société de libre partenariat referred to in article L. 214-162-6 is filed in the appendix to the register of companies. It is signed by the general…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-20

The Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant is chaired by a magistrate of the administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal with the rank of president, appointed by decree of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-20-1

…by electronic means of telecommunication shall set up a site exclusively for that purpose. Members may only access this site after identifying themselves by means of a code provided prior to the meet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-9

…loans are granted by a specialised professional fund, the recovery of debts relating to these loans may be ensured either by the management company itself or by an entity designated for this purpose,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-20-1

The Public Prosecutor or any interested party may apply to the competent court to have the association or group issuing bonds in breach of articles L. 213-8 and L. 213-10 dissolved and the bonds issue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-5

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may object to the health professional referred to in article L. 1111-23 consulting or adding to his/her pharmaceutical record at the time of treatment. The heal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-20-2

Online challenges may be made for the following reasons: 1° The vehicle in question has been, sold, transferred, stolen, destroyed or had its number plates stolen; 2° Another driver was presumed to be…

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