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Showing 601610 of 36099 articles for Art. s. 1304 to 1304-6 · Art. 1305 · Art. 2367 · Art. 1179

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Articles of association

Article L512-67

Credit institutions which change their status to that of a cooperative bank must, within one year of their authorisation, comply with the provisions of articles L. 512-61 to L. 512-64, failing which t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors

Article L512-64

The Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board comprises, in addition to ten representatives of the members, five representatives of the staff of the cooperative bank, including at least one manager,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents.

Article R511-6

Credit institutions and finance companies are required to close their financial year on 31 December. However, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may authorise them to derogate from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-64

…s organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties and in compliance with the fundamental principl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-63

Voting may take place electronically. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods. The electoral regulations set out the conditions under which nurses who are not equipped for electronic votin…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-6

When customs officers find that an offence referred to in article 414 of the present code or an offence of distance selling or purchasing of tobacco referred to in 10° ofarticle 1810 of the General Ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-6

…is not the case, a new meeting will be held, with no quorum required, after a period of fifteen days. The opinions of the Board are adopted by a majority of the members in office present. In the even…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-67-6

…commerce and industry draw up an activity report, which they publish on their website.They transmit to CCI France, under the conditions that it sets, all the information necessary for it to carry out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article R6145-61-6

The director of each public health institution whose accounts have been certified by one or more auditors shall forward the report drawn up by the certifier, together with the decision on the accounts…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Delegated driving vehicle

Article L224-68-1

Prior to the conclusion of a contract of sale or hire of a vehicle with driver delegation as defined by the Highway Code, the trader shall provide the consumer with information relating to the conditi…

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