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Showing 18011810 of 51760 articles for Art. L. 311-3

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-3

I.-When a person mentioned in 1° to 1°c or 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 has a cross-border correspondent relationship with a financial institution located in a country that is not a member of the Eur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30-2

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30-1

The right of an affected party to vote in a class constitutes an accessory to the claim arising prior to the judgment opening the proceedings and is transferred ipso jure to its successive holders not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-31-1

…by the parties prior to the opening of the proceedings.As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 626-26, a substantial change in the objectives or means of the plan adopted by the court pursuant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L3334-3

…the second paragraph and, where applicable, the increase in the allocation provided for in article L. 3334-4 as well as the increases provided for in the last paragraph of articles L. 3334-6-1 and L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3

…ework and in accordance with the objectives of medically assisted procreation as defined in Article L. 2141-1.Taking into account the state of medical techniques, the members of the couple or the unma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article L2521-3

…e territorially competent fire and rescue service responsible for the missions mentioned in Article L. 1424-2.The Paris fire brigade carries out the same missions on the parts of the Paris-Charles de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-3

…ating section and the proceeds from the allocation of operating income in accordance with l'article L. 4312-9 ; e) Repayment of loans granted by the region; f) Proceeds from disposals of fixed assets,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-3

…hooses whether to receive his fees directly or, by way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 162-2 of the Social Security Code, through the hospital administration. The choice made by the pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L772-3

…payment of the taxes provided for by these regulations. When the department referred to in article L. 561-23 has received information about fraudulent evasion or attempted fraudulent evasion of the a…

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