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Showing 37713780 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to non-contentious matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 9

A decision authorising a particular act may no longer be amended or retracted if the act was validly concluded with a third party in good faith.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-34-9

Articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-4 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to measures decided or authorised by the supervisory board pursuant to Article L. 511-41-5 or by the resolution board pursuant…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-31-9

…ed by the competent authority of another Member State shall be entitled to exercise in mainland France, in the overseas departments and in the Department of Mayotte and Saint-Martin all the powers tha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-9

…n the one hand, create a new obligation or substantially modify an existing obligation as from 28 December 2020 and, on the other hand, provide for the exercise of one or more rights to which Articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-9

…strator, liquidator or any other person exercising control over the person subject to resolution proceedings or, as the case may be, the acquirer to take appropriate steps to ensure the effectiveness…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-9

…shall assess the ability of the plan to restore the long-term viability of the person or persons concerned. This assessment is carried out in agreement with the supervisory board. The plan is approved…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9-1

…or this purpose, decides to conduct investigations, he shall authorise the investigators in accordance with the procedures laid down in the General Regulation. Persons eligible for authorisation must…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers may make a public statement mentioning any person responsible for a breach of European regulations, laws, regulations or professional rules approved by the Autorité…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-2

…es that the option referred to in 2° of article L. 131-1 does not apply to the beneficiary, the notice sent by the contracting party to the beneficiary informing him of his right to irrevocably opt fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-3

The option for a beneficiary to elect to receive securities, units or shares under the conditions set out in article R. 132-5-7 is exercised by notifying the insurer of the option, to which is attache…

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