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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure

Article A211-3

…ed to be carried out in sufficiently safe conditions: a) With regard to passenger cars, estate cars and vehicles used for the public transport of persons, when the passengers are transported inside th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article R321-3

…the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article D321-2

…struments referred to in section 7 of article L. 321-2 are those referred to in sections 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 of article D. 211-1 A.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article D321-1

…estment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 are defined as follows:1. The service of reception and transmission of orders on behalf of third parties is the act of receiving and transmitting to an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-298

…enter the following information in the file of a natural person who is not registered in the Trade and Companies Register, in the Special Register of Commercial Agents or in the Special Register of L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-6

The fact that sellers, sworn merchandise brokers or public officers include in sales made by judicial authority, on seizure, after death, judicial liquidation, cessation of business, or in other cases…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-16

…ns of articles L. 322-11 to L. 322-13 are applicable to the sales referred to in articles L. 322-14 and L. 322-15.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-14

Commercial courts may, after death or cessation of business, and in all other cases of necessity the assessment of which is submitted to them, authorise the sale by wholesale auction of goods of any k…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-15

…r he may be, is subject to the provisions governing sworn goods brokers with regard to forms, rates and liability.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-8

Voluntary wholesale public auction sales of arms, ammunition and their essential components may only take place with the prior authorisation of the Commercial Court.

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