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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-25

…ons of articles L. 313-42 to L. 313-49 shall explicitly state: 1° The purpose of the mobilisation ; 2° The exclusive purpose of the issuing credit institution; 3° The exemption provided for in 2° of I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R321-5-2

When, pursuant to Article L. 321-1-2 , the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution consults the authority responsible for supervising credit or investment institutions in the Member State con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-5

Any policyholder of an insurance contract relating to a vehicle mentioned in article R. 211-21-1 who fails to affix to the vehicle concerned the certificate provided for in articles R. 211-21-2 and R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-27

…decision by the Board of Directors, the amount earmarked for the allocations provided for in 1° and 2° of I of Article R. 2135-28 is set at 73 million euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-28

…termination is to enable the employee: 1° To be taken on under an open-ended employment contract ; 2° To be taken on under a fixed-term employment contract of at least six months; 3° To follow a trai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-2

…mation to the Autorité des marchés financiers: 1° The identity of the persons referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 54-10-3, documents relating to the good repute of these persons, in particular an e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7121-2

The following in particular are considered to be performing artists:1° Lyric artists ;2° dramatic artists3° choreographic artists ;4° Variety artists5° Musician ;6° chansonnier ;7° Complementary artis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article D712-29

…est shall include: 1° The denomination or the name of the country for which the alert is requested; 2° The electronic address to which the alert is to be sent; 3° The identification of the requesting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-20

The code of ethics of the profession of statutory auditor is annexed to Section 2 of Chapter II of Title II of this book.The code of ethics of the profession of statutory auditor is annexed to Section…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29-2

…it is informed by the holder of a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product granted under 1°, 2° or 3° of article R. 5121-28, prior to the marketing of the medicinal product or speciality concer…

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