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Showing 25112520 of 3889 articles for Art. CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article D782-22

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree D. 621-27 No. 2020-1768 of 30 December 2020 D. 621-28 No. 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 D. 62…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article D783-22

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree D. 621-27 No. 2020-1768 of 30 December 2020 D. 621-28 No. 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 D. 62…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article D784-17

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from the decree D. 621-27 No. 2020-1768 of 30 December 2020 D. 621-28 No. 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 D. 62…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-30

…subject to the conclusion between the Regional Health Agency and the organisation or beneficiary concerned:1° Either one of the contracts provided for in articles L. 1435-3, L. 1435-4 and L. 6147-12 ;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-138

The services relating to the rechargeable mortgage (numbers 125 to 127 of Table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° With regard to the agreement to recharge a mortgage, according t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Economic and social measures

Article R4253-4

…ctures of representative trade union organisations, pursuant to Article 10 of amended Law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and of the déc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-20

Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 326-21 to L. 326-29, the reorganisation measures defined in Article L. 323-8 and the decisions concerning the opening of winding-up proceedings taken by the co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-51

…level sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to II of Article L. 356-21 must be approved in advance: a) For the report on the solvency and financial situation, by the bo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-31

…a consolidated basis of a group or the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 or L. 532-16 that a branch be considered to be of material importance, it shall justify its reque…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-4

If registration is not refused within the legal time limit, a copy of the declaration is given to the declarant bearing the registration notice. Within two years of the date on which it was made, the…

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