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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Information requirements

Article L314-8

The information and conditions provided for in this section shall be communicated in clear and easily understandable terms and form. They shall be communicated in French unless otherwise agreed by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-25

On receipt of the family reunification application and the mayor's reasoned opinion or, in the absence of an opinion, on expiry of the period referred to in article R. 434-23, the Office français de l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-1

The following companies are required to prepare annual accounts in accordance with the accounting standards defined by the Autorité des normes comptables, subject to the conditions laid down by regula…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-4

…dentiel et de résolution may authorise or require the undertakings referred to in Articles L. 341-1 and L. 345-2 to derogate from certain provisions concerning the closing date of the financial year,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-3

…gs referred to in Article L. 341-1, the insurance group companies referred to in Article L. 322-1-2 and the mutual insurance groups referred to in Article L. 322-1-5 are required to publish or make av…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-2

Subject to the specific provisions of this Code, the companies defined in Article L. 341-1 are subject to the accounting requirements set out in Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercia…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-3

…prescribe specific procedures for the non-accounting monitoring of investments, contracts, claims and reinsurance, co-insurance and co-reinsurance transactions.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-2

Subject to the provisions of this code and the adaptations made necessary by the accounting requirements of the Autorité des normes comptables (French accounting standards authority) which apply to th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-7

Transactions in foreign currencies and the related accounting documents are defined and kept in each of the currencies used, in accordance with the accounting requirements of the Autorité des normes c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-9

All undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 or in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 are required to implement procedures for the preparation and verification of the financial and accounting informa…

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