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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article L515-4

Mutual guarantee companies may be set up between traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, commercial companies and members of the liberal professions. Their purpose is to guarantee their mem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41

When a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status already exercises, on behalf of the communes that make it up, the competencies set by the present code for another ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-4

I. - The Banque de France shall ensure the smooth operation and security of payment systems within the framework of the task of the European System of Central Banks relating to the promotion of the sm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-4

I. - The creation, transfer or closure of a pharmacy for internal use is subject to the granting of an authorisation issued by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency after obtaining the op…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-4

The guarantee fund is a legal entity under private law. It is managed by a Management Board acting under the supervision of a Supervisory Board. The members of the Management Board and the Supervisory…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L2223-44

Communal and inter-communal undertakers in existence on 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relativ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-48

I.-When the resolution college considers that one of the beneficiary-trustees is in breach of its obligations or that its financial situation has deteriorated significantly and no longer enables it to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-41-2

Without prejudice to the rules on large exposures set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 in Articles L. 511-41 and L. 533-2, the resolutio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-41-1

I. - Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, the general meeting of any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may delegate to the competent body its authority to d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-4

I.-In the case provided for in Article L. 356-3, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide, after consultation with the group supervisor and the ultimate parent undertaking at EU…

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