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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-44

…redit institutions and investment firms, in accordance with Article 92(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and for Class 2 and Class 3 investment firms, in accordance with the applicable requirement set…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-21

…l solidarity grant, it will receive, by way of guarantee, an allocation equal to 90% in 2012,75% in 2013 and 50% in 2014 of the amount received in 2011.From 2012, the allocation for an eligible commun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93

…re;4° The costs incurred in the course of proceedings before the commission provided for in Article 16-2;5° The costs incurred in carrying out the investigative measures provided for in article L. 332…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-35

…o guarantee the commitments made by controlled companies within the meaning of II of article L. 233-16 of this Code. The Board may also authorise the Chief Executive Officer to grant, in the aggregate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special case of payment instruments with personalised security data

Article L133-19

…onally or through gross negligence failed to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 133-16 and L. 133-17.V. - Unless he has acted fraudulently, the payer shall bear no financial consequenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

…echanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in particular to its financing. In addition, the f…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Cafés and public houses

Article L313-1

…gymnasiums and establishments for physical and sporting activities as defined by law no. 84-610 of 16 July 1984 relating to the organisation and promotion of physical and sporting activities, in favo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-1

…utualist officers by the company, by the companies it controls within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code or by the company which controls, within the meaning of the same Article,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the allocation of investment allowances

Article 911-2

…of decree no. 2020-1257 of 14 October 2020 declaring a state of health emergency and extended until 16 February 2021 inclusive by article 1 of law no. 2020-1379 of 14 November 2020 authorising the ext…

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