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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-2

…d in a and a bis relating to operations to finance the acquisition by French companies of ships or civil spacecraft produced in France by French companies in competition with a foreign company receivi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-2

When the Finance Bill for the year is presented, the Government sends the standing finance committees of the National Assembly and the Senate a report on all the guarantees granted in the energy secto…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-1

…rational management of the aforementioned body to the General Manager of this body. The Chief Executive is appointed by the Minister responsible for the economy, after consultation with the Chairman o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-6

The body referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 432-2 also manages and issues, under the supervision of, on behalf of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for in article 119…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-3

…e French Commercial Code, by the aforementioned legal entity, with the exception of the chief executive officer of the body mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 432-2 of this code.The body m…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R524-3

The provisions of article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R524-1

…or shall proceed with the seizure by serving a document on one of the persons mentioned in articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R524-2

Within a period of eight days, on pain of nullity, the protective attachment is notified to the debtor by a bailiff's deed. Under penalty of nullity, this act shall contain 1° A copy of the court's au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-2

…l company. Where the market undertaking manages a regulated market, its registered office and effective management are established in mainland France or in the overseas departments or the Department o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-3

…y consider that they are no longer in a position to perform their duties normally, or on the initiative of the Autorité des marchés financiers if the management of a trading platform can no longer be…

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