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Showing 28012810 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-25

…at least five types of authenticating element, including at least one visible element, one semi-perceptible element and one non-perceptible element. At least one of these elements must be provided by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article D533-15-1

…lients wishing to benefit from the guarantees provided for therein shall inform the investment services provider either electronically or on paper.II. - For the purposes of 1° of III of Article L. 533…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

…he following information:1° The amount of the theoretical mathematical provision calculated at 31 December of the financial year ended ;2° The amount of the technical provisions mentioned in 1° to 3°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…and permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered office is located in France, or at least five thousand permanent employees in the company and its direct…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-26

…0, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDIn Book…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…e powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDIn Book…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

…f gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other precious metals or to goods represented by a storage receipt mentioned in article L. 522-37-1 of the French Commercial Code, where at least one of the part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-4

…is to promote agricultural production, as well as their unions and federations;5° Caisses d'assurances et de réassurances mutuelles agricoles et les caisses mutuelles d'allocations familiales agricol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-3

…he words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, the references to Article L. 1311-4 of the Public Health C…

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