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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-7

Financial securities admitted to the operations of a central depository may be registered in a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, unless the issuer decides oth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Provisions specific to insurance and reinsurance undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article R322-167

The competence requirement referred to in VII of Article L. 322-2 shall be assessed in accordance with Article 258 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, without prejud…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-2

In the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation in French Polynesia that have concluded a city contract defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-84-1

For the application of Articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the compensation payable by the employer does not take…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3-3

The Chairman of the Commission may decide that a deliberation will be organised by means of a telephone or audiovisual conference under the conditions laid down in Order no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 20…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-35

In order to relaunch the production and preparation of audiovisual works, direct allocations are granted in addition to the sums invested pursuant to Articles 211-66 and 311-57, in respect of applicat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R733-11

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R732-11

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-11

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-22

In application of Article 1 of the Order of 4 February 2014 establishing the nomenclature of terms for the national master's degree, the title of the degree referred to in Article L. 812-3 is as follo…

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