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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-26

The organisation of the elections is entrusted to the Board of the National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers which, before 15 October preceding the date of the renewal of the Council, sets the date fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-28

The election of members of the National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers takes place by secret ballot in a general meeting. The results are announced at the end of the ballot and the minutes of the ba…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-20

The court shall give its decision, stating its reasons, after hearing the public prosecutor, the sworn goods broker being prosecuted and, where appropriate, his lawyer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-23

At the request of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal on whose list the sworn goods broker is registered, the disciplinary sanction and the decision to provisionally suspend are brought to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-24

The National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers is made up of members elected by sworn freight brokers. In each Court of Appeal, the sworn brokers elect one member of the National Council of Sworn Broke…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-25

All natural persons practising as sworn freight brokers are entitled to vote and stand for election as soon as they have been sworn in. They cease to be so in the event of striking off the roll or res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-22

Where justified by the urgency of the situation, the president of the judicial court may, at the request of the public prosecutor, temporarily suspend a sworn goods broker where the latter is the subj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-81

I. - Notwithstanding the absence, insufficiency or unavailability of funds, the drawee must pay all cheques: 1. Issued on a form which has not been returned to the drawee in accordance with the condit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-80

Where a payment incident is the fault of any one of the holders of a collective account, with or without joint and several liability, the provisions of articles L. 131-72 and L. 131-73 shall apply ips…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-1

The units of account defined in article L. 131-1-1 are: 1° Units or shares in general-purpose professional funds mentioned inarticle L. 214-144 of the Monetary and Financial Code ; 2° Units or shares…

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