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Showing 80118020 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

…ventive resolution plans referred to in article L. 311-8 shall include, quantifying them wherever necessary and possible, the following elements: 1° A description of the legal and organisational struc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

I.-The conference and the commission mentioned respectively in articles L. 6161-2 and L. 6161-2-1 are responsible for ensuring the professional independence of practitioners and participating in the e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-53

…e amount of its share capital; if the capital is variable, the amount below which it may not be reduced;4° The address of its registered office;5° Where applicable, that the legal entity, whose legal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-26

…l de l'application des peines or the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him, certified by the court registrar is sent to the criminal records office, via the public prosecutor's…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-13

…s; 2° Multiannual strategic guidelines, which may be included in a contract of objectives and resources between the agency and the State; 3° The agency's budget and its amending decisions, the financi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-1

…Embryo transfer with a view to implantation;d) Oocyte retrieval with a view to donation;e) Embryo reception ;f) Oocyte retrieval with a view to their conservation for subsequent medically assisted pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

…ric surgical care activity; 3° Bariatric surgical care activity. II.-The specific therapeutic practices mentioned in article L. 6122-7 for the modality mentioned in 1° of I are: 1° Maxillo-facial surg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…gion which meet the following conditions:a. Their nature is directly related to the investment financed;b. Their amount over the life of the loan does not exceed 5% of the issue price.4° Pensions, ben…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023…

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