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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Provisions relating to the establishment of an asset management structure

Article L613-54-2

The provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 613-52, of II of Article L. 613-52-2, of Article L. 613-52-3, of V of Article L. 613-53 and of I of Article L. 613-53-1 shall apply when an asset m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Provisions relating to the establishment of an asset management structure

Article L613-54-1

I. - Any property, right or obligation acquired by the asset management vehicle may be transferred back to its original owner. Except where the transferee is a bridge institution, this transfer does n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-5

The departments, units and bodies, referred to in Article 706-95-17, that may carry out operations to install the technical devices referred to in l'article 706-96 sont :the national directorate of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-51

…in the processing, insofar as they are strictly necessary for the purposes mentioned in article D. 5312-50: 1° The type and origin of the disability; 2° The need to compensate for the disability with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-4

The report mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 2224-5-3 also states the use of the right of pre-emption for the preservation of the quality of water resources intended for human consumption…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…fined in article L. 800-4 are governed by the following provisions: 1° The provisions of article L. 122-14-8 are applicable to an employee who is placed by the parent company to which he was previousl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-5

…f calculating the insurance allowance and determining the contributions provided for in articles L. 5422-9 to L. 5422-11, remuneration is calculated in accordance with the procedures set out in articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R134-5

The objection provided for in the first paragraph of I of article L. 134-4, the objection provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 134-5 and the request for withdrawal provided for in the fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-5

The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in Article L. 653-1 against whom one of the following facts has been established: 1° Having exercised a commercial, craft or agric…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

…y manage the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board or any…

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