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

Article L311-18

…on board may, on a provisional basis, order the precautionary measures mentioned in Articles L. 311-30 and L. 311-31 without an adversarial procedure. An adversarial procedure is then immediately init…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…Social Security Code; 9° septies (Repealed); 10° Life annuities paid under article 96 of the law of 30 December 1928, article 5 of the law of 17 September 1932, article 1 of the law of 1 October 1936…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R446-3

…plicant has not responded to his or her summons or has not provided proof of his or her identity. " 30° In 3° of Article R. 426-16, the words: "within the framework of the cooperation agreement provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

…ll be paid to the Treasury;d) For the persons mentioned in 4 and 5 of Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 creating a general frame…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…tlors, trustees, beneficiaries and, where applicable, the third party within the meaning of Article 2017 of the Civil Code, in connection with the trust or a comparable legal arrangement under foreign…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-5

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, the following sports and leisure articles are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…Articles L. 5114-22 to L. 5114-25, and L. 5114-27 to L. 5114-29 of the Transport Code, and Articles 30, 32 to 35, 37 to 39, 42, 43, 45 to 47.50, and 52 to 58 Decree No. 67-967 of 27 October 1967 on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…establishment or the freedom to provide services pursuant to Article L. 532-21-3 or Article L. 532-30. VI. - An AIF that has not delegated the overall management of its portfolio to a portfolio manag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-998 of 30 July 2021 on the prevention of acts of terrorism and intelligence, subject to the adaptations set…

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

Article L613-48

…tial part of its own funds instruments. The failure of a central body referred to in Article L. 511-30 or of one of its affiliates is deemed to be established or foreseeable if, after implementation o…

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