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Showing 501510 of 58651 articles for Art. Décret 2002-120 du 30-1-2002

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30

…in particular in the form of a capital guarantee, preferential rates or priority access to goods produced or services rendered by the company, and which are issued by companies having their registered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The procedure provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-30

The time limit for appealing against a decision or opinion of the departmental commission is one month. It runs:1° For the applicant, from notification of the decision or opinion;2° For the prefect an…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-30

…orrower exercises the right of cancellation provided for in premier alinéa de l'article L. 113-12-2 du code des assurances or au third paragraph of article L. 221-10 of the Mutual Code. Any decision t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30

…ims are not affected by the plan. V.-The administrator shall submit to each affected party the procedures for dividing into classes and calculating the votes corresponding to the affected claims or ri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7227-30

Councillors to the Martinique Assembly and members of the Executive Council other than those referred to in Article L. 7227-29 may set up an annuity pension scheme in the management of which the affil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation of overall risk

Article R214-30

The UCITS ensures that its overall risk linked to financial contracts does not exceed the total net value of its portfolio. The overall risk is calculated taking into account the current value of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-30

The list of institutions or persons referred to in Article L. 213-23 may be supplemented by a decree issued on the basis of a report from the Minister for the Economy. The Banque de France may grant i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-30

When the authorising officer and the public accountant do not belong to the same legal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-30

The arrondissement mayor issues an opinion on all land use permits in the arrondissement issued by and on behalf of the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in application of the provisions of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Temporary or permanent closure.

Article R5125-30

In the event of the temporary or permanent closure of a pharmacy, pursuant to articles L. 4212-8, L. 4223-3, L. 5423-7 or L. 5424-19, the proprietor of the pharmacy shall hand over the prescription bo…

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