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Showing 25512560 of 56769 articles for Art. L 144-10 · C. civ. Art. 1709 · Cass. com. 11 May 1971 · Cass. com. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10-3

…arties to the approved agreement, the president of the court, if he finds that the undertakings resulting from the agreement have not been performed, shall order the agreement to be rescinded. Under t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-23

…third country in which a third-country insurance or reinsurance undertaking mentioned in VI of Article R. 356-22 has its head office makes that undertaking subject to an authorisation regime and impos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-10

The AMF Board shall deliberate on :1° The annual budget and any amendments to it during the year;2° The financial statements and the appropriation of profits;3° The accounting and financial regulation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

A panel of experts appointed by the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle. If necessary, it will commission an expert opi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue a simplified payment institution authorisation when the total amount of payment transactions forecast does not exceed a ceiling set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-23

The Chief Executive is assisted by directors according to the organisation of the agency, including a Deputy Chief Executive who deputises for the Chief Executive in the event of vacancy, absence or i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

Any information provided by the bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to this section shall be communicated clearly and accurately. The information shall be provided on a durable medium avai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-23

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Settlement of transfers by the Commission (R)

Article R1425-23

At the end of the four-year period from 4 May 1996, the prefect, the chairman of the board of directors of the departmental fire and rescue service and the chairman of the departmental consultative co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Unique company identification number.

Article D123-235

The unique identification number which alone may be required of a company in its dealings with the administrations, persons or bodies listed in Article L. 123-32 is the identity number assigned to it…

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