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Showing 27412750 of 61016 articles for Art. CE 9-5-2019 n° 426431 and 426434

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European protection order by the French authorities

Article 696-95

…n order to the competent authority of the executing State by any means that leaves a written record and under conditions that enable the addressee to verify its authenticity, accompanied by its transl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-9

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 7125-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, taking into account ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4301-9

In application of article L. 4301-1 and under the conditions of article L. 4311-4, the regional prefect may, after receiving the opinion of the committee referred to in the first paragraph of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-9

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for in this chapter, the departmental councils of Guadeloupe and Mayotte may be empowered to lay down the rules applicable in the territor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-9-1

…r for the Economy may, after consultation with the Consultative Committee for Financial Legislation and Regulation and at the request of one or more of the representative professional bodies mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Cooperation

Article L612-50

Each year, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers jointly draw up a report on the activities of their joint division.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-9

When the needs of the investigation so require and for the sole purpose of establishing violations of the anti-doping rules mentioned in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 232-9 and in 1°, 2° and 3° of art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-2

…es that the option referred to in 2° of article L. 131-1 does not apply to the beneficiary, the notice sent by the contracting party to the beneficiary informing him of his right to irrevocably opt fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-3

The option for a beneficiary to elect to receive securities, units or shares under the conditions set out in article R. 132-5-7 is exercised by notifying the insurer of the option, to which is attache…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-1

…The professional bodies mentioned in article L. 132-9-2 are the Fédération française de l'assurance and the Centre technique des institutions de prévoyance.II - Within a period of fifteen full cale…

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