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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section Sports agents

Article A222-5

The gross remuneration referred to in article A. 222-2 is that provided for in the employment contract and subject to social security contributions within the meaning ofarticle L. 242-1 of the Social…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-5

This chapter does not apply to damage for which compensation is governed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of Book III of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.Also excluded from the sco…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article A421-12

The amount of the contribution to the guarantee fund, provided for in I of article L. 421-10-1, is determined in accordance with the following formula, for an accounting year i :CFi = max [0; T% x (Mi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-1

The salaries to be used to calculate the amount of the special employee profit-sharing reserve referred to in Article L. 3324-1 are the income from employment as taken into account to determine the ba…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Possibilities for grouping company pension savings plans

Article L224-27

Notwithstanding article L. 224-20, when a collective company retirement savings plan is set up, the company may decide, under the conditions mentioned in article L. 224-14, to set up compulsory paymen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Relations between the liquidator and the guarantee fund

Article R421-55

…r insurance contracts taken out with an insurance company whose authorisation has been withdrawn shall be paid within the time limits set out in: 1° Articles L. 211-9 and L. 211-17, where the fund pay…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article A421-10

The operations of the guarantee fund relating to the assumption of responsibility for the losses referred to in article L. 242-1, in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from an insurance unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers employing casual entertainment workers.

Article L6331-56

The convention or agreement mentioned in article L. 6331-55, which determines the distribution of the contribution for the personal training account, skills development aid, work-linked training, prof…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-24

The compulsory retirement savings plan is set up for the benefit of all employees of the company or for one or more categories of employees, provided that these categories are constituted on the basis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4236-9

University hospitals devote a minimum percentage of 0.50% of the remuneration of their pharmacists, within the meaning ofarticle L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code, to the financing of continuing pr…

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