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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…ferred to in article R. 332-3-3 is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of article R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-5

…2° Le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe professionnelle en application du IV et IV bis de Article 6 of Law no. 86-1317 of 30 December 1986, as amended, on the initial finance law for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5-3

…rovided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The persons mentioned in 9° bis of Article L. 561-2 verify the identity and, where applicable, the address of their customer ope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-4

…ns that have filed the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a union for the applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-51

…hat have submitted the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a union for the applicat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

I. - The public establishments for inter-communal cooperation mentioned in I of article 1379-0 bis are substituted for the member communes for the application of the provisions relating to the busines…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of business assets.

Article L142-4

In the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-4 are applicable to pledges of goodwill.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of business assets.

Article L142-1

…dged, without any conditions or formalities other than those prescribed by this Chapter and Chapter III below.The pledge of a business does not give the pledged creditor the right to have the business…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of business assets.

Article L142-5

The ranking of pledged creditors among themselves is determined by the date of their registrations. Creditors registered on the same day compete with each other.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of business assets.

Article L142-3

The pledge contract is evidenced by a notarial deed or by a private deed.The preferential right resulting from the pledge contract is enforceable against third parties by the mere fact of registration…

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