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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…mply with coverage and risk-spreading ratios. To comply with solvency and liquidity standards, they may be authorised to use their internal risk assessment approaches. Credit institutions and finance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L774-28

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2 with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no. 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-13

…the technical specifications, award criteria or performance conditions of a contract, the purchaser may require the economic operator to hold a particular label if it meets the conditions laid down in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination by agreement

Article D1237-3-1

The request for approval of the termination agreement provided for in article L. 1237-14 is made by teleservice. Where a party indicates to the competent administrative authority that it is unable to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-15

Judicial sales of wholesale goods authorised under Article L. 322-14 as well as all those authorised or ordered by consular justice in the various cases provided for by this code are carried out by sw…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-7

The general meeting of members may delegate all or some of the powers listed in 6°, 7°, 8° and 9° of article L. 323-6 to the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14 under conditions which i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…provided for in II and III: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-5 Ord…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

…hich the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 may be displayed on the immediate packaging or outer packaging of veterinary medicinal products ;2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…ntract, the provisions of the second and last paragraphs of article L. 1226-12 and articles L. 1226-14 to L. 1226-16, relating to the conditions for dismissal of an employee who has suffered an accide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

The sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account may be invested to cover the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they…

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