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Showing 16311640 of 39264 articles for Art. CE 3-7-2009 n° 293154

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

…of the Autorité des marchés financiers determines in particular :I.-The rules of professional practice that apply to issuers when they make offers to the public, with the exception of those mentioned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII quinquies : Compliance programme penalties

Article 764-44

…orm the Public Prosecutor of any difficulties encountered in drawing up or implementing the compliance programme. It will also submit a report to the public prosecutor when the time limit for implemen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-71

…monthly and within a reasonable time before the payment date, an updated statement of the performance of the revolving credit agreement, making clear reference to the previous statement and specifyin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-7

The data in the information system referred to in article R. 1340-6 are accessible, for the purposes of their respective missions and in compliance with the rules guaranteeing the confidentiality of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-7

Only persons holding one of the following qualifications or diplomas may be admitted to sit the examination for admission to the professional traineeship provided for in Article L. 811-5 :

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Valuation of assets.

Article A332-7

…2° ter, 10°, 11°, 12° and 13° of article R. 332-2 as well as the securities issued by mutual insurance companies mentioned in 6° of the same article are valued in accordance with article R. 343-11 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-7

…t least fifteen days before the date of the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by the court clerk on the instructions of the administrator, where one has been appointed, or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the surrender of a foreign national who, having exercised a right of mobility, does not meet the conditions for residence on French territory

Article L621-7

…mily members, admitted to reside in the territory of this State and benefiting from mobility in France in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 Ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-7

In order to implement the agreements they have concluded with a hospital and university centre in application of article L. 6142-5, private health establishments of collective interest may, by way of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Aid for the production of works of interest to overseas cultures

Article 411-70

Selective financial aid may be awarded to production companies for the production of short cinematographic works of cultural interest to overseas departments, regions and communities.

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