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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15

I. - The European Central Bank shall withdraw the authorisation of a credit institution at the request of the institution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 14 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 Oc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1

…he overseas departments and regions, the representative of the State in the region organises a consultation with the department and the region with a view to determining the local authority benefiting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-2

The department's representatives are elected by the departmental council from among its members within four months of its renewal. Lists of candidates must be composed alternately of one candidate of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-24

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings must classify their own-fund items on the basis of the criteria defined in Article R. 351-23. To this end, they shall refer, where appropriate, to the list of ow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-15

The successful bidder is obliged to take the equipment and goods existing at the time of taking possession, at the prices set by an amicable or judicial expertise, contradictorily between the outbid b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-15

The management body of the collective shop may issue a warning to any member who, through his own actions or those of the persons to whom he has entrusted the operation of his business or undertaking,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7122-15

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the President shall have the casting vote.Nonetheless, votes on appointments shall always ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 F

The provisions of article 150-0 A are not applicable in the context of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-15

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.Nonetheless, votes on appointments are always taken by sec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-24

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution temporarily suspends, restricts or prohibits the free disposal of all or part of the assets of a supplementary occupational retirement fund, a…

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