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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…ce undertaking in a trust contract formed for the purpose of reorganisation pursuant to Article L. 311-41 is valued for the purposes of Article R. 351-1 as a participation whose valuation, in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L752-15

…the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L753-15

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The inventory.

Article 1330

…a notary, by the laws and regulations applicable to these professions, the inventory shall contain:1° The surname, first names, profession and domicile of the claimant or claimants, of the persons ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-12-1

…Preference shares bought back are used for the purposes set out in articles L. 225-204 to L. 225-214. II.-Preference shares repurchased in accordance with the provisions of III of Article L. 228-12…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R624-13-1

The request made pursuant to Article L. 624-19 is sent to the administrator, if one has been appointed, within the period provided for in Article L. 624-9 by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-1

…e skin, with the exception of products which are medical devices within the meaning of article L. 5211-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R23-111-1

For the application of II of article L. 23-111-1, branches for which an agreement was concluded no later than 31 March of the year in which the regional cross-industry joint committee was set up or re…

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

Article R927-1-1

For the application to Mayotte of article R. 711-40-1, the words: "préfet de région" are replaced by the words: "représentant de l'Etat" and the words: "chambre de commerce et d'industrie de région" a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R743-10

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020…

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