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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35

I. - The following are subject to the obligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan:1° Credit institutions subject to direct supervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-3

The services listed in Tables 4-1 to 4-3 of Article Annex 4-7 give rise to the collection of emoluments set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-section 1 for judicial administrators (T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

In addition to the application of article L. 561-30-1 and article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the department is authorised to pass on information it holds to the judicial authorities and cri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-7

…mancipate the child without the authorisation of the children's judge. Without prejudice to Article 373-4 and the specific provisions authorising a third party to perform a non-routine act without the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Seizure

Article R211-3

…letter with acknowledgement of receipt on the same day to the bailiff who carried out the seizure; 3° The designation of the court before which disputes may be brought; 4° An indication, in the event…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-3

…ayment services must not be incompatible with the requirements of the profession, in particular the maintenance of the reputation of the payment institution, the primacy of customers' interests and co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-30

…t of the enforcement chamber considers raising one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3°, 8° and 9° of Article 764-24 and in article 764-25, there is no need to inform the competent auth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-3

…neral managers, managing directors or members of the management board in the case of legal entities;3° The spouse or partner under a civil solidarity pact of the head of the company if they have the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment choices.

Article R3332-3

…agraphs 1, 2 and 6 of sub-section 2, paragraph 2 or sub-paragraph 1 of the paragraph of sub-section 3, or sub-section 4 of section 2 of chapter IV of title 1 of book II of the Monetary and Financial C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R5211-3

…Products which, because of their principal mode of action, are considered to be medicinal products; 3° Cosmetic products;4° Human blood, blood products, blood cells of human origin or devices containi…

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