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Showing 18911900 of 3266 articles for Art. 18 déc. 1985

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-9

…consulted by any interested party. The Regional Council sends a copy of articles A. 822-9 to A. 822-18 to the training supervisor when he is authorised.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-25

…egistry of the competent court, in accordance with article 123 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 relating to the judicial recovery and liquidation of companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-66

…9 of the Social Security Code. The provisions of article 48-2 of decree no. 85-986 of 16 September 1985 relating to the particular regime of certain positions of State civil servants, to secondment,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-19

…whether open or disguised, of an association or grouping dissolved in application of article L. 332-18, as well as participating in activities that an association suspended from activity has been proh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-39

…nt of a breach of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7, L. 222-10, L. 222-12 to L. 222-14, L. 222-17, L. 222-18, R. 222-35 and R. 222-36 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations enacted on t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article R311-8

…When the resolution board finds that the conditions mentioned in 1° to 4° of III of Article L. 311-18 have been met for a person mentioned in Article L. 311-1, it shall inform that person without del…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-3

…aking obtaining administrative approval for a principal risk belonging to a class mentioned in 1 to 18 of article R. 321-1 may also insure risks included in another class without administrative approv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

…ss and rectification, as well as the right to limit processing, provided for in Articles 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 may be exercised with the public interest group mentioned in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-16

…anner provided for in the second and third paragraphs of article 36 of decree no. 85-295 of 1 March 1985 issued for the application of law no. 84-148 of 1 March 1984 relating to the prevention and ami…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28

…e, publish consolidated accounts, shall comply with the provisions of articles L. 233-16 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27. In this case, when their annual accounts are certified under the conditions provide…

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