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Showing 961970 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Payment of the allowance

Article D553-24

Payment of the allowance ceases in the following cases:1° At the end of the periods provided for in article L. 551-13, under the conditions provided for in the same article;2° When the foreign nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Registration, amendment, deletion and filing requirements

Article R123-242

For the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 123-36 and for the natural persons mentioned in 4° and 5° of the same article who have chosen to practise under the limited liability sole trader r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Decisions and appeals

Article R824-24

…llection order.In the event of a stay of execution under the conditions provided for in articles L. 824-2 and L. 824-3, the limitation period for issuing the collection order is suspended.The pecuniar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-17

…or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or responsible persons mentioned in article L. 1142-24-16 to make an offer within the period of one month or in the event of a manifestly inadequate off…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the Office shall be substitu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-24

…irst paragraph, the agreement will be converted under the conditions provided for in Article R. 441-27 if, at the end of ten successive financial years, the ratio referred to in the first paragraph is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-24

When article 138-3 in the context of house arrest under electronic surveillance or house arrest under mobile electronic surveillance, the provisions of articles R. 24-14 to R. 24-23 are applicable, as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-9

…an may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-24-8.The custodian may delegate asset safekeeping functions to third parties under the conditions la…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-4

If the beneficiary of the trust has acquired free disposal of the property pursuant to Article 2488-3, he shall pay to the settlor, where the value mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of that Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-24

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will give his decision within three months of receipt of the complete application by his departments. If…

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