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Showing 181190 of 45873 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 3-11-2011 n° 10-21.760

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Identification and verification of the identity of the beneficiary of life insurance or capitalisation contracts

Article R561-10-3

For the application of III of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2 shall identify and verify the identity of the beneficiaries of life insurance or capitali…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-10

The file referred to in 2° of Article R. 123-30-9 includes:1° All the information declared;2° The supporting documents required under the legislative or regulatory provisions in force that have been d…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-3

I. - The data referred to in article R. 3131-10-2 is collected and recorded in the SIVIC data processing system by the staff of health establishments caring for patients, including in the context of e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-3

At the initiative of the representative of the State in the department, the mayor of the municipality in which the site is located, the president of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-3

I. - Assets held by the custodian shall not be re-used by the custodian, or by any third party to whom the custodian's custodial function has been delegated, for their own account.A re-use is any oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-10

The obligations to publicise abroad the measures referred to in Article L. 613-31-3, to inform creditors and to notify other interested public authorities of these measures are met pursuant to Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-10

The Articles of Association may give the Company the option of requiring the repurchase either of all its own non-voting preference shares, or of certain classes of them, each class being determined b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-3

When the information gathered in the course of a preliminary investigation reveals that a person whose home is to be searched is subject to a legal protection measure revealing that he or she is not i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Composition and mandate

Article L23-112-3

Commission members are appointed for four years. They may be reappointed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article L811-11-3

The auditor of a debtor subject to safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings may not invoke professional secrecy in response to requests from the auditor of the court-appointed adm…

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