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Showing 18711880 of 70794 articles for Art. R 143-1 à R 143-3 · Cass. com. 28 April 2004 · Cass. com. 20 October 1998 · Cass. com. 7 March 2000 · Cass. com. 25 February 2003 · Loi 2015-990 du 6 août 2015

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-20

On the basis of the documents and information provided by the debtor, the depositors, the guarantee fund, the administrators appointed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-6

Voting by electronic means is supervised by a polling station consisting of the chairman of the Enforcement Committee referred to in article L. 321-23 and two members appointed by the chairman of the…

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In force

Article Annexe 7-4-1

PARTICIPATION IN THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON BOURSETable no. 1 PRODUCT EXCLUDING TAX COEFFICIENTCALCULATIONFrom 0 to 100,000 euros (a) 0 A = 0. From €100,000 to €200,000 (b) 1 B = (b) × coefficient ×…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-2

STANDARD CONTRACT FOR LIBERAL PROFESSION ACTIVITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE R. 6154-4.Between :The establishment...... (name of the public health establishment) represented by its director,And :M.......…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Changes to municipal contributions (R).

Article R5212-7

The State representative who refers the matter to the regional audit chamber in accordance with article L. 5212-25 attaches to this referral the commune's request, the decision of the trade union comm…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article A220-3

The insurance contracts mentioned in article R. 220-7 must, where the guarantees and conditions they define do not exceed those provided for in articles R. 220-1 to R. 220-6, include the clauses annex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Ethical bodies for commercial court judges

Article R721-20

An ethics committee, attached to the National Council of Commercial Courts, is responsible for promoting the proper application of the ethical principles inherent in the performance of the duties of c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-6

The election of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation shall take place at the same time as those provided for by the décret n° 96-1005 du…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Settlement proposed by the mayor and approval by the public prosecutor

Article R15-33-62

Within fifteen days of the settlement proposal being sent or delivered, the offender shall notify the mayor of his agreement to pay the sum requested or to carry out the unpaid work by returning a sig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-77

The appropriations for the first fraction of the special assistance are distributed among the regional prefects on the basis of the population of each region weighted by its need for facilities in ter…

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