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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…nce as referred to inArticle L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the undertakings referred to in the last paragraph of the same Article;2° Reinsurance undertakings whose head office is located in Franc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-5-1

I.- Seclusion and restraint are practices of last resort and may only be used on patients in full hospitalisation without consent. They may only be used to prevent immediate or imminent harm to the pa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14-2

…ond and unit holders over the life of the fund. The specialised professional funds mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 214-203-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, as well as the financing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-14

…mmercial Code, as well as the amount of capital, the proportion of capital held, the results of the last financial year ended, and the net and gross book value of the securities held; 6° The total amo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7

…pany in respect of each unit of account;- the total charges borne by the unit of account during the last known financial year;- for units of account which include a benchmark, the values of the benchm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…2-4, the words: "and mixed financial holding companies" are deleted; 7° In article L. 312-5: a) The last two sentences of the first paragraph are replaced by the following provisions: "The interventio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…12-4, the words "and mixed financial holding companies" are deleted; 7° In article L. 312-5: a) The last two sentences of the first paragraph are replaced by the following provisions: "The interventio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-6

…11-99 to L. 511-101 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-102 with the exception of the last paragraph of its I Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-103 Order 2014-158 of 20 February 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-6

…11-99 to L. 511-101 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-102 with the exception of the last paragraph of its I Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-103Order 2014-158 of 20 February 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-35

…ring or receiving company admitted to trading following the transaction by the closing price on the last trading day prior to the admission to trading of these new equity securities; 3° The investment…

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