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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-2

I. - Subject to the provisions of III and V of Article L. 613-57-1, the collège de résolution may release the financial instruments defined in Article L. 211-1, rights, assets or commitments of the pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L752-15

…es In their wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L753-15

…able In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…e mandate, the same controls as those provided for in d and e of 2° of the article 19 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management;- when the agent recovers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-29

If the lender or credit intermediary who provides an advice service provided for in Article L. 313-13 failing to provide the borrower with a personalised recommendation or providing the borrower with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-42

…ho record extracts of judgements and settlements in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 66-136 of 4 March 1966 recover, under the same conditions as fines, the surcharge of 50% introduced for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-59

The craft businesses referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 431-14 are defined in the first paragraph of article 1 of decree no. 62-235 of 1 March 1962 amended by article 1 of decree no. 7…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

In order to benefit from the registration of sums in their automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-1

The couple or unmarried woman whose embryos are stored are consulted, in writing, each calendar year on whether they wish to continue this storage method under the conditions set out in Article L. 214…

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