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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-3

The credit risk associated with the holding of units, shares or debt securities issued by a specialised financing vehicle is not subject to any subordination provided that the payment of interest and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-7

…retains the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of investors pursuant to Article L. 214-190-3-1, and the new specialised finance fund have the same portfolio management company, the sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-1

The agreement referred to in article L. 5132-2 may provide for the intermediary association to set up periods of work experience for its employees recruited under contracts concluded in application of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-3

…including electronic mail. Any person from outside the Commission provided for in I of article L. 125-1-1 may be heard under the conditions laid down in article R. 133-6 of the Code des relations ent…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

…erving or honorary members of the Conseil d'Etat or from among the members of the Cour des Comptes. 2° The Director of the Budget or his representative; 3° The Director of the General Commission for S…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-4

The Commission decides on its opinions and reports by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. The minutes drawn up by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6-2

The office of commercial court judge is incompatible with holding office as a representative in the European Parliament.It is also incompatible with holding office as a regional councillor, department…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agency System Steering Committee

Article R1411-58-2

I.-The Committee meets when convened by its Chairman or at the request of the majority of its full members. The Chairman sets the agenda, based on the annual work programme adopted by the Committee an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

…product and, where applicable, the other persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1142-24-2. The opinion of the College of Experts is issued within six months of the referral to the Off…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-22-1

For the application of III of article L. 228-12, the Board of Directors or the Management Board, or by delegation one of the persons mentioned in article L. 225-129-4, shall draw up a buyback notice w…

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