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Showing 11811190 of 27215 articles for Art. Décret 2015-981 du 31 juillet 2015

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

Article R351-13

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings must put in place internal processes and procedures to ensure the appropriateness, completeness and accuracy of the data used in the calculation of their prudent…

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

Article R351-12

…and direct payments. The result of this calculation is adjusted to take account of probable losses due to counterparty default. This adjustment is based on an assessment of the probability of default…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-13

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4311-2, operating and instrumental assistants who have been carrying out this professional activity on a voluntary or salaried basis for at least…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Capping of certain fees

Article A444-175

…fer of immovable property and the formalities associated with its completion, from which he shall deduct, where applicable, the discounts he has granted under the conditions set out in Article A. 444-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…ble:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 151-1 and R. 151-2n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-3No. 2020-892 of 22 July 2020R. 151-4 and R. 151-5no. 2019-1590 of 31 Decembe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…b of article 39 quinquies D are exempt from any reintegration on the occasion of the disposal of industrial and commercial property leased under a finance lease with an effective term of at least fif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-2

…elating to proof and verification of identity, set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015. A joint order of the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Economy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…DING RESULTING FROM D. 1161-1 Decree no. 2010-906 of 2 August 2010 R. 1161-2 Decree no. 2013-449 of 31 May 2013 R. 1161-3 to R. 1161-7 Decree no. 2020-1832 of 31 December 2020R. 1161-8 Decree no. 2012…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Complementary local currency certificates

Article L311-5

…ecurities may be issued and managed by one of the persons mentioned in Article 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy whose sole corporate purpose is this.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222-2

…longs to the social and solidarity economy pursuant to 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy.

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