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Showing 29712980 of 39275 articles for Art. Décret 2013-392 du 10-5-2013

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-6

The draft terms of merger are filed with the clerk of the court of the registered office of each of the participating companies.A notice of the draft terms of merger is published by each of the compan…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-5

…archive services or institutions holding film, audiovisual or sound heritage may represent and reproduce an unavailable work, within the meaning of article L. 138-1, which is permanently held in their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-3

…y bibliographical evidence or expert reports; thirty-year medical use is established even if the product has not been marketed with a specific authorisation or if the number of components of the produ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10-2

…tructions from the Autorité des marchés financiers or any other authority in the performance of his duties. They are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in Article L. 621-4 of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-1

…ered by compulsory insurance pursuant to article L. 242-1 is calculated in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the economy. This contribution comprises tw…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-5

…excessive or derisory.Where the undertaking has been performed in part, the agreed penalty may be reduced by the judge, even of his own motion, in proportion to the interest which the partial performa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50

…significant negative effects on financial stability; and 3° Protect the resources of the State by reducing as far as possible recourse to exceptional public financial aid; 4° Protect customer funds an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-57

…those it would have incurred if the person had been wound up under the compulsory liquidation procedure pursuant to the provisions of Book VI of the French Commercial Code. II. - Following the implem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-54-2

The provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 613-52, of II of Article L. 613-52-2, of Article L. 613-52-3, of V of Article L. 613-53 and of I of Article L. 613-53-1 shall apply when an asset m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-54-1

I. - Any property, right or obligation acquired by the asset management vehicle may be transferred back to its original owner. Except where the transferee is a bridge institution, this transfer does n…

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