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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-7

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 613-31-3 and II of Article L. 613-31-6, the provisions of the law of the Member State in which the winding-up proceedings have been opened relati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Article L2223-34-2

A national file is created to centralise contracts providing for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-7

For the application of article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-3

The Advisory Board referred to in Articles L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 shall exercise the same powers in relation to the Board of Directors of the Office, in respect of the damage referred to in the third…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Scope and transitional provisions relating to the governance of investment firms

Article L533-24-3

By way of derogation from this section, class 1 bis investment firms shall apply the provisions of articles L. 511-51 to L. 511-102.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-2

I. - Where the establishment of proof of the infringement or breach depends on it and cannot be established otherwise, the officials mentioned in Article L. 450-1 may postpone the time at which they d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-2-3

Electronic signatures and handwritten signatures obtained in digital format constitute signature procedures in digital format within the meaning of Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article L522-37-2

The storage receipt takes the form of an entry in a register kept by the manager of the platform mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 522-37-1 and under its responsibility. This entry specif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-2-3

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall structure the risk management function referred to in Article L. 354-1 in such a way as to facilitate the implementation of the risk management system.

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