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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L744-5

…licable In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 213-6-2 order no. 201…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by the tutor without authorisation

Article 503

The guardian, in the presence of the subrogated guardian if one has been appointed, shall draw up an inventory of the protected person's property, which shall be sent to the judge within three months…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 595

The usufructuary may enjoy by himself, lease to another, even sell or transfer his right free of charge. Leases which the usufructuary alone has made for a period which exceeds nine years are, in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-4

Without prejudice to the application of III of Article L. 613-55-3, the reduction referred to in I of Article L. 613-48 in the nominal value of an own funds instrument or an eligible commitment is def…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-50

The notifications provided for in III of Article L. 613-46-4 shall be made no later than two days after the express approval referred to in 3° of I of Article L. 613-46-3 . The notification shall incl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-53

I. - The parties to a group financial support agreement shall publish annually on their website a general description of the agreement and of the participating group entities pursuant to III of Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-51

I. - When it has ruled on an application for authorisation of a group financial support agreement pursuant to I of Article L. 613-46-1, the supervisory board shall notify the parent undertaking of its…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-52

The supervisory board shall forward as soon as possible to the resolution college and the resolution authorities concerned the financial agreements that it has authorised pursuant to Articles L. 613-4…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of the claim

Article R2191-57

Where the assignment or pledge of the receivable has been made in favour of several beneficiaries, each beneficiary alone collects the portion of the receivable allocated to him or her.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of the claim

Article R2191-58

The single copy or the certificate of transferability shall be submitted by the organisation benefiting from the transfer or pledge to the assigning accounting officer as a supporting document for pay…

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