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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Agricultural credit

Article L512-20

…ole mutuel comprise : 1. Les caisses régionales de crédit agricole mutuel définies à l'article L. 512-34; 2. The caisses locales de crédit agricole mutuel affiliated to the caisses régionales mentione…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-20

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may, for internal modelling purposes, refer to a time horizon or use a risk measure other than those provided for in Article R. 352-2, provided that the results…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Innovation partnerships

Article R2172-20

The purchaser may decide to set up an innovation partnership with one or more economic operators who perform the services separately under individual contracts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-20

Commercial court judges shall take care to prevent or immediately put an end to situations of conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation of interference between a public interest an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R823-20

The results of some of the laboratory's work may give rise to the issue of reports.The procedures for applying this article shall be specified by an order of the Minister responsible for industry.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-20

…is is subject to Book III of Parts Two and Three. The City of Paris is also subject to articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 to L. 5217-12-5 as well as the list of compulsory expendi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: The mayor

Article L2541-20

The mayor exercises the attributions falling under the administration of the State which are entrusted to him by law or regulations as well as those referred to him by the decisions of the representat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-20

The financial guarantee may only result from a guarantee undertaking given by a mutual guarantee company, a collective guarantee organisation, an insurance company, a bank or a financial institution a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation procedure.

Article R1142-20

The matter is referred to the Commission by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The request for conciliation must state the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic voting.

Article R723-20

…sing operation is based on the electoral lists drawn up by the commission referred to in article L. 723-3. The voters' file enables the prefect to send each voter the authentication instruments mentio…

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