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Showing 35013510 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R*322-121

…be agricultural risks:risks to which natural or legal persons are exposed who exclusively or mainly carry out one of the agricultural or agriculture-related professions as defined in articles L. 722-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-1

…st been referred by the director of the establishment when hospitalisation has been ordered in application of chapter II of the present title or by the State representative in the department when hosp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments

Article D1611-32-12

…he delegated body is responsible for recovering undue payments resulting from payments made, the amicable or compulsory nature of the recovery for which it is responsible and the conditions under whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-12

Where a Community herbal monograph has been established or where the herbal medicinal product consists of herbal substances, preparations or combinations thereof included in the list drawn up by the C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-12-2

…n, the mayor of the former commune in office at the time of the creation of the new commune automatically becomes deputy mayor until the next renewal of the municipal council. The same applies in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125-00 A

The capital loss incurred by a natural person in the management of his private assets, in the event of non-repayment of a loan granted under the conditions provided for in article 7 of article L. 511-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-74

I.-Articles L. 211-36-1 to L. 211-38 do not prevent the application of measures imposed pursuant to Title V, Chapter III, Section 3 and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2021/23. II - Articles L. 211-36-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-72

…assets, rights, obligations or liabilities of the CCP subject to resolution proceedings which are located in France or governed by French law, such measures shall take effect, where applicable, under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-71

The resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall exercise the powers of resolution authority provided for in Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 on a framew…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-75

The provisions relating to public offers mentioned in Article L. 433-3 do not apply to measures taken by the resolution college under Title V of Regulation (EU) 2021/23.

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