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Showing 38713880 of 34523 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article L548-6

…e course of their activity. Participative finance intermediaries shall comply with rules of good conduct and organisation that take account of the nature of the transactions they carry out. Without pr…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizure operations

Article R232-6

…cles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Companies authorised to grant certain guarantees

Article R518-64

…representative of the Minister for the Solidarity Economy;5° A representative of the Minister for Industry;6° A representative of the Minister responsible for regional planning;7° A representative of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6

…4 and L. 525-5, payment institutions, investment firms, UCITS, AIFs covered by paragraphs 1, 2 and 6 of sub-section 2, paragraph 2 or sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 of sub-section 3, and sub-section…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-53

…s for forwarding the decision to place the person under judicial supervision with regard to Article 696-52; 6° The languages understood by the person placed under judicial supervision; 7° The date, pl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Representation of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana within French diplomatic missions

Article R7153-6

…this collectivity are received within France's diplomatic missions. This agreement defines: 1° The duties of the employees of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana within the diplomatic missi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Representation of the territorial collectivity of Martinique within French diplomatic missions

Article R7253-6

…this collectivity are received within France's diplomatic missions. This agreement defines: 1° The duties of the employees of the territorial collectivity of Martinique within the diplomatic mission…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6

…er controls nor is controlled by another company within the meaning of II or III of article L. 233-16, and whose turnover at the end of two consecutive financial years exceeds a threshold set by decre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products which may only be sold in bulk under certain conditions

Article D120-6

I. - The provisions of this article apply to the following products: 1° Single-use materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs that cannot be washed before use; 2° Single-use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-60

…The supporting dossier will only be taken into account once this letter has been received. The procedures for entering the supporting file using the teleservice and the model supporting file are set b…

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