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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-72

…ir implementation. In the case of a branch of a credit institution mentioned in I of Article L. 511-10, the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 shall transmit to the body of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-37

…ted pursuant to the same Article 215 for other purposes by the persons mentioned in 8°, 9°, 9° bis, 10°, 11°, 11° bis, 14°, 15° and 16° of Article L. 561-2 may give rise to the penalties provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-3

…not apply ;2° In article L. 1221-4, the last paragraph is not applicable.2° bis In Article L. 1221-10, the first paragraph, the third paragraph and the last paragraph do not apply and, in the penulti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-51

…over-the-counter financial futures instruments entered into with all counterparties may not exceed 10% of the basis of dispersion defined in the first paragraph of Article R. 332-3 . Positive realisa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-12

…in Article L. 432-2 of credit insurance risks under the conditions referred to in Article R. 442-8-10 is subject to the signature by this organisation and the credit insurer: 1° A reinsurance treaty…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-17

…plicant or the proprietor of the patent, by the consent of either. The provisions of Article R. 612-10 are applicable. If an erroneous designation of the inventor has been entered in the National Pate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-11

…y recognised exhibition. In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of 3° of Article R. 612-10, the applicant shall be invited to regularise his application within a period of sixteen months f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1496 bis

…in the area of competence of a community development syndicate created in application of loi n° 70-610 du 10 juillet 1970, may decide, by a deliberation taken before 1 July 1986, that all residential…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxes

Article 1523

…he same applies to the occupants of temporary buildings erected pursuant to Ordinance no. 45-609 of 10 April 1945 relating to preliminary reconstruction work. The provisions of articles 1502 and 1508…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis AA

…rance agreements provided for in Article 991. The rate is set by the Finance Act and may not exceed 10%..

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