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Showing 37613770 of 27949 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-83 du 13 Jun 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-121

…quirements and the penalties incurred if they are not met. It also informs the customer of the procedures for carrying out the verification procedure provided for in article L. 221-38.III. - The stipu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The company pension savings plan

Article D224-12

…ployer. The costs borne by the employer are invoiced by the manager to the employer. They are not deducted from the individual rights being built up in the retirement savings plan.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-125

If a credit institution receives a request to close an A passbook account, it must do so within fifteen working days of receiving the request.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-12

The Banking Inclusion Observatory has a Scientific Advisory Board. This council is chaired by a representative of the Governor of the Banque de France.The board comprises six other members appointed b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-122

Deposits, withdrawals and transfers between the forestry and insurance investment account and the account holder's current account, as well as the terms and conditions governing interest on the accoun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Disclosure of real estate leasing transactions.

Article R313-12

The contracts referred to in 2 of article L. 313-7 are subject to compulsory or optional publicity, depending on the stipulations they contain, with the land publicity department in accordance with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-12

The information contained in the direct seller file is as follows:1° The direct seller's registration number;2° The name, surname, first names, date and place of birth of the direct seller, natural pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-12

…ay not receive new advances from the central body of Crédit Agricole for medium-term loans or individual and group long-term loans until their situation has been regularised. Deposits of funds receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-12

The Agence de la biomédecine publishes decisions relating to the accreditation of practitioners and the renewal, suspension and withdrawal of this accreditation in the Official Bulletin of the Ministr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-12

…pares the documents required by the people who consult it. It is forbidden to make or encourage fraudulent use of these documents, or to draw up documents of convenience.

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