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Showing 11311140 of 21543 articles for Art. Rép. Fromantin: AN 11-6-2013 n° 20830

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11

…risation within a period of twelve months or has ceased to carry on business for a period of more than six months ;b) Has obtained authorisation by making false declarations or by any other irregular…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-11

…inst the debtor. There are exceptions to this rule:1° For actions relating to assets acquired under an estate opened during the judicial liquidation proceedings;2° Where the claim originates from an o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-4

The undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, at least once a year, of the identity o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 311-111

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Liens and security interests

Article A743-11

…s relating to the register of beneficial owners give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with the table below:Number of the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) Sub-category Descr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-11

The departmental prefect shall request the repayment of all or part of the grant in the cases provided for in article 15 of décret n°99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-16

…article D. 71-111-15 :1° The population to be taken into account is the total population, municipal and counted separately, as it results from the last known census on the date of production of the bu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Border checks and presentation of identity documents

Article 67

…oms officers shall carry out border checks under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II and Chapter II of Title III of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Counci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment by intervention.

Article L511-67

…he sum that would have to be paid by the person for whom it takes place. It must be made no later than the day after the last day admitted for the making of the protest in the absence of payment.

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