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Showing 56315640 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-32

The Managing Director of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is appointed by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board for a renewable term of three years.He alone represents the Institut d'émission d'out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-31

The Supervisory Board sets the terms and conditions of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer's operations. These operations are subject to its approval, as are equity investments, which are subject to a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-33

The accounts of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer are closed on 31 December each year and approved by the Supervisory Board.15% of the profit of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is deducted as a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-34

…sioner, appointed by the Minister for the Economy, performs the duties defined by Articles D. 615-1 to D. 615-8 of this Code for the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, with the exception of that provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may define the terms and conditions under which it provides assistance to the Government of French Polynesia by means of an agreement which provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may define the terms and conditions under which it provides assistance to the Government of New Caledonia by means of an agreement which provides f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-33

The Cour de cassation is not obliged to refer to the Conseil constitutionnel a priority question of constitutionality challenging, on the same grounds, a legislative provision already before the Conse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-30

The parties have a period of one month from the decision to refer the question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation to make known any observations they may have before the Court. They are sig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-31

When the priority question of constitutionality is raised in the course of an appeal, the separate pleading provided for in article 23-5 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 shall bear the words: "…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-32

The president of the panel to which the case is distributed or his delegate, at the request of one of the parties or of his own motion, may, in urgent cases, reduce the time limit provided for in arti…

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