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Showing 29412950 of 5857 articles for Art. 12 juill. 2018

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Foodstuffs intended for specific groups

Article R412-18-1

…6, 9 to 11 and 15 of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 as amended on foodstuffs intended for infants and young children, foodstuffs for specia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-9-1

…ment service providers other than portfolio management companies for the purposes of Article L. 533-12-7.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 232-28

…232-11 and 232-12.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-103

The ceiling stipulated in article L. 221-27 is set at 12,000 euros per Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article R1311-3

The competent State authority mentioned in Articles L. 1311-9, L. 1311-11 et L. 1311-12 is the departmental director of public finance.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D742-4

…cle D. 213-0-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D743-4

…e D. 213-0-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree No 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-9

For the application of II of articles L. 3211-12 and L. 3211-12-1 and articles L. 3212-7, L. 3213-1, L. 3213-3 and L. 3213-8, the director of the establishment receiving the patient will convene a pan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loans to businesses.

Article D313-14-1

…e minimum notice period referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 313-12 is sixty days for all categories of credit.

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