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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

The invitation referred to in article R. 2131-10 shall include at least the following information: 1° The nature and quantity of the services required. In the case of renewable contracts, it shall ind…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-61

If there is more than one body of bondholders, they may under no circumstances deliberate at a joint meeting.Any bondholder has the right to attend the meeting or to be represented at the meeting by a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

Crédit maritime mutuel is provided by four categories of credit institutions affiliated to the central body for savings banks and popular banks: 1. Regional caisses de crédit maritime mutuel ; 2. Unio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-4

The following are required to apply without delay the freezing measures and prohibitions on making available or using the assets provided for in this chapter and in Articles L. 712-4 and L. 712-10 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-12

Banking or professional secrecy shall not prevent the exchange of information between the persons and bodies referred to in Article L. 562-4 and the State departments responsible for preparing or impl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: External company employee representative on the health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L2412-8

Termination of the fixed-term employment contract of a staff representative of an external company, appointed to the health, safety and working conditions committee of an establishment comprising at l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-7

The guarantee fund of the undertakings referred to in article L. 310-3-2 authorised to operate in one or more of the classes referred to in 1 to 18 of articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the M…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-7

The "equity risk" sub-module referred to in 4° of I of Article R. 352-6 calculated in accordance with the standard formula includes a symmetrical adjustment mechanism for the standard capital requirem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-13

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall accompany any application for approval of an internal model with documentation demonstrating that the model meets the requirements set out in Articles R. 3…

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