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Showing 451460 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-3

…uros if he or she:1. Counterfeit or falsify a cheque or any other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4;2. Knowingly making or attempting to make use of a counterfeit or falsified cheque or other…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require credit institutions and finance companies to publish more than once a year, within the timeframes it determines, the information referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may impose on a Class 2 investment firm an additional capital requirement in excess of the minimum amount provided for by the applicable regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-4

Without prejudice to the application of III of Article L. 613-55-3, the reduction referred to in I of Article L. 613-48 in the nominal value of an own funds instrument or an eligible commitment is def…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-4

I. - Financial support may be provided by an entity of a group pursuant to Article L. 613-46 only if the following conditions are met: 1° The financial support is intended to preserve or restore the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic aid (R)

Article R4253-4

…isations which have legal personality and which fulfil missions of general interest at regional level. These structures may not transfer the subsidies to other legal entities and must account for thei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-3

…l regulations, the provisional organisational and operational procedures defined by the General Secretariat apply at this first meeting. They shall cease to apply on the date of adoption of the Confer…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-4

…based on his or her lack of discernment or on the fact that the proceedings do not concern him or her. When the request is made by the parties, the hearing may also be refused if the judge does not co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article 366-4

The decision of the first president authorising the party-in-chief procedure sets the day on which the case will be heard by two chambers of the court combined. The court registry shall bring the deci…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-4

…idual's foreign nationality can only be established by showing that the person concerned does not meet any of the conditions required by law to have French nationality.

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