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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension.

Article D211-15

…tive; in the case of promissory notes, they must first be endorsed in accordance withArticle L. 511-8 of the French Commercial Code ; 2° Dematerialised financial securities or instruments and those ph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15

…r means of the plan (number 2 of table 4-2) may not exceed 50% of the fee set out in article A. 663-8.When the draft plan requires a modification of the classes of affected parties (number 2-1 of tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-9

Contracts for the issue of the bonds referred to in article L. 213-8 may stipulate that they are redeemable only at the issuer's initiative or at a maturity conditional on the accumulation, since the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1121-2

…c life, for reporting or disclosing information under the conditions provided for in Articles 6 and 8 of the same law.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-29

…3° The minimum guarantees for the insurance provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1126-8; 4° The conditions for coverage of in vitro diagnostic medical devices subject to non-commercial p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-11

…judge appointed by the debtor and was the subject of the information provided for in Article L. 645-8. Debts corresponding to employee claims, maintenance claims and claims mentioned in 1° to 3° of I…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-2

…blishment in France; 4° Provide proof of the insurance and guarantee provided for in Article L. 422-8, or undertake to produce such evidence within three months, which evidence must be produced every…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-3

…key information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated R…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-24

…and national gendarmerie units, or by customs officers authorised to carry out judicial police duties.It may contain personal data of the kind mentioned in I of article 8 of the law of 6 January 1978,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-12

…d during the financial year is proportionally increased or reduced to be evaluated over twelve months. The amount of the guarantee is reviewed each year and may be revised at any time. It must not be…

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