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Showing 12911300 of 64391 articles for Art. s. L. 145-40-2 + R. 145-35

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-2

…r any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions and the persons referred to in Article L. 532-2(4) must devote sufficient time to carrying out the duties referred to in Article L. 533-29-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-2

…tlement, size, nature of the order or any other considerations relating to the execution of the order. II.Portfolio management companies shall establish and implement effective arrangements, including…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Procedure applicable to gifts (R).

Article R2242-2

…heirs, may be submitted to the Minister of the Interior within six months of the opening of the will. They include the surnames, first names and addresses of the claimants, their order and degree of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Commitment and common provisions (R)

Article R3341-2

The financial year is the period of execution of the department's budget.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Participation in guarantee companies (R).

Article R4253-2

The provisions of articles R. 1511-36 to R. 1511-39 are applicable to the regions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-25-1

…hat the coffin fitted with a watertight bowl complies with the characteristics mentioned in article R. 2213-25. This body will issue a certificate of conformity. II. II -An order by the ministers resp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5611-2

If the agreement relates to powers exercised by the regions, pursuant to article L. 4211-1, the acceptance of the legal entities on whose behalf each region acts is required. The acceptance of local a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-210

Articles L. 214-24-29, L. 214-24-33, L. 214-24-34, L. 214-24-41, L. 214-24-55, R. 214-32-33, R. 214-32-35 and R. 214-32-40 as well as this paragraph are applicable to each of the sub-funds of company…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Conditions for holding office as a member of the community council.

Article R5215-2-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-2

…Director General of the Institut shall have the effect of a judgment within the meaning of Article L. 111-3 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures. The decision of the Director General of the In…

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