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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Popular banks.

Article R512-1-1

The central body of the caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires may authorise the banques populaires to incorporate a portion of their reserves into their share capital. Such incorporation may onl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sampling in three samples

Article R512-17

Any sampling shall include at least three samples, except in the cases provided for in articles R. 512-18 to R. 512-24. One is sent to the State laboratory for analysis, the other two may be sent to t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-10

I.-Subject to the provisions of articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-12, the intermediaries referred to in 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2 and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-1

The provisions of this subparagraph apply to the removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique. The provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article R. 51…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article R512-1

…es and intermediaries on an ancillary basis in the categories mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article R. 511-2 are registered in the register mentioned in article L. 512-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R512-1

…ears exceeds fifty; the average number of employees during the financial year is equal to the arithmetical average of the number of employees at the end of each quarter of the calendar year, or of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-13

…credit transactions in accordance with the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of article R. 512-12. Bonds maturing in more than two years may be used in accordance with the provisions of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resources.

Article R512-16

Funds allocated to the Regional Mutual Credit Banks by the central body of Crédit Agricole, either as advances for their own loans or advances, or for loans granted through them by the central body of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resources.

Article R512-15

…payments due and not made bear interest in favour of the Central Body of Crédit Agricole at a rate set at 5% per annum. If the delay exceeds one year, interest is capitalised in accordance witharticle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-11

Each year, after deducting charges and general expenses, paying interest on loans and deposits, setting aside reserves for the depreciation of fixed assets, setting aside sufficient provisions to meet…

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