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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences relating to market undertakings and clearing houses

Article L464-2

Subject to the provisions of Article 226-14 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code shall apply if the members of the administrative, mana…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-2

…from this book, the cost of treatment resulting from the application of articles L. 3414-1 and L. 3423-1 to L. 3425-2, and the cost of fitting out specialised centres are borne by the State, with the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-23

…quires a supplementary occupational pension fund to submit a recovery plan pursuant to Article L. 612-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a recovery plan pursuant to Article L. 385-8 of this Code o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R286-2

…o the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° References to the benefits mentioned in Articles L. 160-8 and L. 160-9 of the Social Security Cod…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R285-2

…Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to the benefits mentioned in Articles L. 160-8 and L. 160-9 of the Social Security…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-28

…xperience is such as to make such verification unnecessary, the persons mentioned in article R. 811-27 shall appear before the jury provided for in Article R. 811-10 an examination to test their knowl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-29

…institution guaranteed by the remittance, assignment or pledging of the receivables referred to in II, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 211-36 to L. 211-40 or articles L. 313-23 to L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-2

…rately, as it results from the last known census on the date of production of the budget documents; 2° Actual operating expenditure means all expenditure for the financial year resulting in real movem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2512-2

…the operation of municipal councils are applicable to the Paris Council, subject to Chapters I and II of this Title.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-29

The intermediary shall explain to the customer, including the potential customer, the reasons for his proposals and how he has taken account of the information he has obtained from the customer.

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