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Showing 501510 of 29384 articles for Art. 18 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-188

…paragraph shall enter into contracts transferring the insurance risks referred to in article L. 214-187 and the nature of the insurance risks covered by these contracts.Undertakings or sub-funds cover…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

…stance of a Member State other than those participating in the team, a European Investigation Order may be issued for that purpose; 2° Where Articles 695-9-1 to 695-9-30 on the freezing of property li…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R513-18

…rticle L. 519-13 of the Monetary and Financial Code or III of Article L. 541-4 of the same code, it may be set up according to a federal model separating each of its activities into separate associati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-18

…a worsening of the person's condition requires a new assessment of the damage, a new expert report may be drawn up, either at the Commission's initiative or at the person's request, so that a new off…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-18

…periods provided for in Article L. 621-3. When a draft plan is not presented in due time, the court may be asked to close the proceedings by the public prosecutor, by any creditor or by the legal repr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…the consumer, for contracts for the sale of goods. In the case of off-premises contracts, consumers may exercise their right of withdrawal from the time the contract is concluded.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181-2

…rt instead of the departmental criminal court or vice versa, the president of the examining chamber may, at the request of the public prosecutor or a party, proceed by reasoned order to rectify this e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-18

…mercial Code do not prevent the application of this article. No creditor of the defaulting customer may assert any right whatsoever over these financial securities or cash.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-18

…he Regional Health Agency by 31 January of each year at the latest or, in the overseas departments, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, by 31 May at the latest. If the municipality fails to se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-18

…Director General of the regional health agency responsible for the professional's place of practice may, at any time, terminate the suspension he has ordered if he is satisfied that the danger no long…

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