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Showing 58415850 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-11

…ities comply with the condition set out in V of this Article.II. - A UCITS may not invest more than 10% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments which do not meet the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article A711-1

…committee of the chambers of commerce and industry provided for in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the administrative staff…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

…9° bis To the public administrations of the State responsible for policing weapons and explosives; 10° To the councils of the order of doctors, dental surgeons, midwives and pharmacists dealing with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-19

…laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales et…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…Commercial Code. Article 9 Company shares may not be represented by negotiable securities. Article 10 The transfer of all the members' shares shall be recorded by notarial deed or by private agreemen…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Issuing the summons to pay as a form of seizure to the debtor

Article R321-3

…t name and address of the lessee or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and registered office; 10° Indication that a bailiff may enter the premises to draw up a description of the property; 11° I…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 695

…mber States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast) ;10° Social investigations ordered pursuant to articles 1072, 1171 and 1221 ;11° The remuneration of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-3

…Code des relations entre le public et l'administration. The provisions of articles R. 133-9, R. 133-10 and R. 133-12 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration apply to the operatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities.

Article L2541-12

…ans; 8° The acceptance of gifts and legacies; 9° Acts of renunciation and gifts from the communes ; 10° The allocation of grants for general interest and charitable purposes; 11° The cancellation of m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…ion of the Banque de France", the words: "and the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer" are added; c) In 10° of II, the words: "or an equivalent authority in another Member State of the European Union or p…

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