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Showing 47214730 of 28915 articles for Art. Cons. conc. n° 91-D-42 du 22 Oct 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Company mutual funds.

Article D214-213

The rule laid down in article D. 214-32-13 regarding the minimum amount of assets of mutual funds does not apply to company mutual funds governed by articles L. 214-164 and L. 214-165.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-14

…paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the right to object does not apply to the file provided for in article D. 341-9.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-16

The provisions of this paragraph lay down the accounting and financial terms and conditions for mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to II, III or, with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Government auditors and financial activities audit mission

Article D615-5

In accordance with article D. 615-3, the Government Commissioners may make recommendations to the body to which they are appointed and may ask it to carry out any inspections or controls it deems nece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-14

During the inter-hospital transport mentioned in 2° of article R. 6123-15, the intervention team may, if the patient's condition allows, be made up of two people, including the doctor mentioned in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consistency between the data of the medical device or in vitro diagnostic medical device and the result of the medical biology examination

Article D6211-11

…in article D. 6211-9, the inspection is carried out, where applicable, in accordance with the procedures set out in the instruction leaflet for the device concerned.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81

In the exercise of the powers provided for in article 706-22-1 the Paris Sentence Enforcement Judge may appoint the penitentiary integration and probation service with territorial jurisdiction over th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6371-2

…gional Council of Guadeloupe, the General Council of Guadeloupe or the municipality of Saint-Martin during the periods defined in Article D. 6371-1;3° The procedures for assessing the costs transferre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-2

…s by the director of each municipal credit union.Before making this appointment, or terminating the duties of a judicial auctioneer or a person authorised to carry out valuations, the Director shall s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and organisation

Article D821-9

The chairman of the Council may, on his own initiative or on the initiative of the bureau, as defined in article D. 821-11, invite to its meetings any personality and appoint any expert whose presence…

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