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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-2

…313-29-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the notification referred to in Article R. 313-17-1 shall include, in addition to the information provided for in that Article, the following compu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L754-11

…shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 317-1 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 317-2 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 317-3Or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-11

…m by the application of the first paragraphs of Articles 16 and 18 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 , the Chairman shall exercise the powers of the head of the company for the application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-117

…um authorised to receive legal announcements the notices and deeds provided for in articles 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29 of Decree no.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-4

…em into the beneficiaries' company savings plan under the conditions set out in the article L. 3332-11 du code du travail. It deducts from this amount the sums needed to pay the resulting tax and soci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-11

…or in Article D. 5427-4 in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Decree no. 55-763 of 26 May 1955.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Re-identification and verification of the identity of the customer and the beneficial owner

Article R561-11-1

In the event of the transfer of a life insurance or capitalisation contract to a third party, the persons mentioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2, when they take note of the transfer or, wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116-1

…at the request of the public prosecutor or one of the parties. The last eight paragraphs of Article 114 are not applicable. Where a party requests consultation of the recording, this request shall be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…ent to the effect that the admission for care was ordered in application of 2° of II of article L. 3212-1 or article L. 3212-3 ; 4° The dates on which the information mentioned in a and b of article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-11

I. - Any change of establishment or use of premises intended to receive micro-organisms and toxins or products containing them, or any modification of the operations provided for in the authorisation,…

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