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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L522-5

…termediary or the insurance or capitalisation undertaking shall specify in writing the requirements and needs expressed by the potential subscriber, as well as the reasons justifying the appropriatene…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L521-6

…information provided by the distributor to the subscriber pursuant to Articles L. 521-2 to L. 521-4 and L. 522-1 to L. 522-6 shall be provided on paper. This information may also be provided on a dura…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L521-5

The obligations set out in Articles L. 521-2 to L. 521-4 do not apply to the presentation of a contract covering the risks mentioned in Article L. 111-6 or a reinsurance treaty.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L522-6

…nclude an updated statement on how the insurance-based investment meets the preferences, objectives and other characteristics of the policyholder or subscriber. Where the policyholder or subscriber do…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-8

…ken out as part of supplementary occupational retirement activities as defined in that same Article and in Article L. 382-1, may be transferred to another contract mentioned in Article L. 143-1, wheth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-10

…article L. 143-1, whether or not taken out under the authorisation provided for in the same article and in article L. 382-1, may be transferred to a plan mentioned in article L. 144-2 under the condit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-9

…1, whether or not they have been taken out under the authorisation provided for in the same article and in article L. 382-1. II. - Individual rights relating to these contracts are only transferable w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-17

…ontrollers acting in the collective interest of the creditors when the court-appointed agent with standing to act has not acted, after formal notice has remained unanswered within a period and under c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-19

The costs of proceedings brought by the administrator, the judicial representative, the employees' representative, the commissioner for the execution of the plan or the liquidator are borne by the Tre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-16

For the application of the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, the statute of limitations for public prosecution shall run only from the date of the judgment opening the safeguard, receive…

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