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Showing 421430 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-187

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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

Article L214-188

A decree shall determine the conditions under which an undertaking or, where applicable, a sub-fund covered by this paragraph shall enter into contracts transferring the insurance risks referred to in…

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

Article L214-187

This paragraph applies to securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings which bear insurance risks by entering into one or more contracts transferring these risks with an…

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

Article L214-189

…with the management of the undertaking are of good repute and have appropriate professional qualifications; 3° The undertaking has sound administrative and accounting procedures and appropriate inter…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-18

…rticle L. 122-5-1 who request the digital file of a work deposited by the publisher may only communicate the file transmitted by the Bibliothèque nationale de France to the persons mentioned in the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal police

Article L2573-18

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration and social protection

Article L6323-18

The hours devoted to training during working hours constitute actual working time and give rise to the employer maintaining the employee's remuneration.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-18

…pose of efficient portfolio management.Under no circumstances will these techniques and instruments cause the UCITS to deviate from its investment objectives as set out in the fund rules, the Sicav's…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-18

…entific body, provided for by article 14 of decree no. 2002-628 of 25 April 2002 taken for the application of law no. 2002-5 of 4 January 2002 relating to the Museums of France, competent in matters o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Final provisions

Article L1254-18

The provisions of Title IV of Book II of Part One of this Code do not apply, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-10, L. 1242-16, L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-6 and L. 1243-8.

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