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Showing 86218630 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-19

In the case of offences provided for in Books II or III of the Criminal Code, Chapter III of Title III of Book IV of the same Code or by the Law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press committed a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2

A mutual insurance company is managed by a Board of Directors. However, it may be stipulated in the articles of association of any mutual insurance company that it shall be managed by a management boa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

I.-Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall transmit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution the solvency and financial position report, the regular report to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L773-43

…tomatically applicable in New Caledonia. II - For the application of I, in article L. 562-8, references toarticle L. 330-1 of the Highway Code are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L774-43

…by operation of law in French Polynesia. II - For the application of I, in article L. 562-8, references toarticle L. 330-1 of the Highway Code are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…mined under the conditions of II.The amount referred to in 1° of this I is per financial year, if necessary reduced to twelve months.II. - The income referred to in 2° of I is determined by adjusting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…members or beneficiaries, are compromised or are likely to be compromised, or where information received or requested by the Authority for the purposes of exercising supervision is such as to establ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

…iament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds, when they have received authorisation to use the name "ELTIF" pursuant to this same regulation. These funds may also…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-3

The technical provisions corresponding to life insurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations are as follows:1° Mathematical provision: difference between the present values…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

…provided for in II. II.-A.-In Articles R. 2151-6, R. 2151-9, R. 2151-11 and R. 2151-12, the reference to "establishment or establishments" is deleted.A.-In articles R. 2151-6, R. 2151-9, R. 2151-11 a…

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