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Showing 251260 of 23445 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 09-DCC-45 du 28 Sept 2009

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

…ission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall determine the missions and operating procedures of the national platform for judicial interceptions. Unless technically impossible, requisitio…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article 451 bis

…ations adopted pursuant to Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or by duly approved and ratified international treaties and agreements are deemed to be foreign financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Crossed cheques

Article L131-45

A cheque with a general bar may only be paid by the drawee to a banker, an electronic money institution, a payment institution, a head of a postal cheque centre or a customer of the drawee. A speciall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

Payment service providers shall establish and implement procedures for dealing with payment service users' complaints concerning compliance with the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter II of Title I of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-45

When a unitholder or shareholder who holds more than 20% but less than 99% of the units or shares of an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities requests the redemption of unit…

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

Article L313-45

The making available of receivables or bills to the bearer of the promissory note entails, without further formality, the creation of a pledge in favour of successive bearers. The pledge thus created…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-45

…ting from the creation of the trust enforceable against any debtor. This decision releases, for the duration of the trust contract or until it is terminated pursuant to article L. 311-47, the person s…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-45

In the event of an extension of the initial seizure, the forced sale of all the seized assets is only carried out upon expiry of the last deadline for their amicable sale. However, those assets for wh…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: The auction process

Article R322-45

Bidding stops when ninety seconds have elapsed since the last bid. This time is counted by any visual or audible means that indicates to the public each second that has elapsed. The judge immediately…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Selection of economic operators participating in the dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-45

…the first specific contract has not been sent. It shall indicate in the consultation documents the duration of the extension that it intends to apply.

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