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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article R313-8

The standardised information sheet referred to in article L. 313-10 sets out in a clear and legible manner the main features of the insurance intended to guarantee repayment of a loan subject to the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-31

…n of credit institutions and investment firms set out in articles L. 613-25 to L. 613-30 and L. 211-10 do not apply to legal proceedings opened before 29 June 1999.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment certificates.

Article R228-35

…s as those which may be imposed by the company on its shareholders in accordance with article R. 22-10-28, with the exception of the provisions of that article relating to electronic voting.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-14

The provisions of articles D. 211-10 to D. 211-13 do not apply to pledges of shares in non-trading property investment companies or shares in forestry savings companies, which remain subject to the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Maintaining the business.

Article R641-18

The continuation of the business may be authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 641-10 for a period that may not exceed three months, subject to the provisions applicable to farms. This…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum.

Article D1821-1

I. - The articles R. 1112-2 to R. 1112-10 and R. 1112-15 to R. 1112-17 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - For the application of arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-15-2

…n profit-sharing, incentive schemes and employee savings schemes mentioned in 6° of article R. 2272-10 includes, in addition to the members mentioned in article R. 2272-12, those mentioned in IV of ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-33

…entical rate. This rate may not be lower than the rate mentioned inarticle 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-3

…a subject to the following adaptations: The reference to the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 is replaced by the reference to the criteria in force according to the regulations…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-6

The jury for the examination for access to the traineeship is that provided for in Article R. 811-10. However, the professor or senior lecturer of economics or management is replaced by a professor or…

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