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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-92

…e. The last paragraph of article 1 and the second paragraph of article 16 of the aforementioned law n° 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 do not apply to local savings companies.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-2

The notices mentioned in article R. 2131-1 may be: 1° Either sent for publication to the Publications Office of the European Union; 2° Or published by the purchaser on its buyer profile mentioned in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-2

Before a ruling is made on the opening of the proceedings, the court clerk, at the request of the president of the court, shall notify the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the debtor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R15-38

In urgent cases, provisional authorisation, valid until the decision of the next general meeting or select committee, may be granted by the doyen of the examining magistrates, on the proposal or after…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-2

I.-The public prosecutor responsible for, pursuant to the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article 706-54 and the second paragraph of Article 706-54-1, order the deletion of data relating to the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

I.-Without prejudice to Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3, the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 is calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I bis

I. - 1. Where they do not fall within the scope of II ter of article 125-0 A or of I ter of article 990 I, sums which, on the day they were deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, were…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R927-2

After Article R. 713-6, the following article is inserted:"The ballot box vote provided for in Article 16 of Order no. 2005-43 of 20 January 2005 is organised for the election of members of the Mayott…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability on an individual basis

Article L613-42

I. - When, at the end of the assessment provided for in I of Article L. 613-41, the resolution board, after obtaining the opinion of the supervisory board, finds that there are significant obstacles t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Urgent safety measures.

Article R1123-62

Urgent safety measures taken in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1123-10, consisting of stopping the research or taking immediate measures, are followed, depending on the case, eithe…

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