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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

The provisions mentioned in article R. 426-3 must, at all times, be represented by equivalent assets located within the territory of a Member State of the European Community or another State party to…

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

Article R356-21

…olvency Capital Requirement calculated on the basis of consolidated data in accordance with Article R. 356-19 appropriately reflects the risk profile of the group, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-63

The thresholds set pursuant to a of 5° of Article L. 626-32 are: 1° 250 employees and 20 million euros in net sales; or 2° 40 million euros in net sales. These thresholds are assessed on the date of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R263

For the application of articles R. 15-37 to R. 15-40 at the Court of First Instance of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the powers vested in the general assembly of judges and prosecutors are exercised…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R304

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for by Article R. 811-3 below, the following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Les dispositions du livre Ier à l'exception des articles R. 133-1, R.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R410

Article R. 134 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 134.-When a witness is unable to meet the costs of his travel, he shall be issued with a transport requisition by the gendarmerie brigade commander, if he…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R326

Article R. 134 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 134.-When a witness is unable to meet the costs of his travel, he shall be issued with a transport requisition by the gendarmerie brigade commander, if he…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope, definitions and professional and organisational requirements

Article R511-3

…es may only be passed on in whole or in part to one of the intermediaries mentioned in I of article R. 511-2.At the request of the intermediary, the intermediary must inform the natural person or lega…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-5

The premises to which workers normally have access are served by clearances, the number and width of which are as follows: WORKFORCENUMBERof exitsWIDTHtotal cumulatedLess than 20 people10,80 m20 to 10…

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