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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the setting up of a relay establishment

Article L613-53

…collège de résolution shall exercise all the rights associated with the holding of shares or other forms of ownership. The implementation of an internal bail-out measure pursuant to I of Article L. 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-32

The association mentioned in 1° of article L. 621-31 is formed by the persons listed in the same 1°, in accordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association. Only persons i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-2

…is contract for a period of thirty full calendar days from "the date on which the policyholder is informed that the contract has been concluded". This waiver must be made by registered letter with ack…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-3

…n, to which is attached the notice sent by the contracting party and which includes the following information:a) The name and address of the beneficiary ;b) The contract reference ;c) The date of rece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-15

Advertising or propaganda, in any form whatsoever, relating to objects, devices and methods, presented as favouring the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases, conditions relating to surgical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-3

…mentioned in 3° and 4° of this article, the authorisation is automatically transferred to the newly formed private health establishment. When a private health establishment is authorised to provide th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Suspension, prohibition and termination of research.

Article R1123-67

…or, failing this, by the coordinating investigator. In the latter case, all the investigators are informed of the results of the research by the coordinating investigator or the sponsor. This report i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article R141-1

…etin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in Article L. 141-12 contains the information mentioned in Article R. 123-211. The publication in a medium authorised to receive legal a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Managing agents.

Article D146-1

The information provided for in article L. 146-2 are communicated in writing in a document known as the "pre-contractual document", which must include: 1° The identity of the principal if it is a natu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of the elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6431-27

…elected representatives being modified on this occasion. The groups of elected representatives are formed by submitting a declaration to the President of the Territorial Council, signed by their memb…

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