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Showing 25912600 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-7

…omic Area a document bringing together all the individual or sub-consolidated decisions relating to 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20-4 taken by itself and the other relevant competent authoriti…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Beneficiaries of the various social security schemes, medical assistance and article L. 115 of the pensions code

Article R1112-24

When they are admitted, beneficiaries of the various social security schemes must provide all the documents required for the establishment to be able to obtain reimbursement of hospitalisation costs f…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-24

No person may perform the duties of weigher, measurer and gauge without taking an oath. The oath shall be received by the president of the commercial court or the judge of the judicial court.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-24

The application for EC type-examination may be submitted by the manufacturer or importer to only one notified body in the European Community for a model of machine or personal protective equipment.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-24

No one may be naturalised unless they can prove that they are assimilated into the French community, in particular through sufficient knowledge, depending on their condition, of the French language, h…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article L313-10

…is offered or applies for insurance whose purpose is to guarantee repayment of a loan mentioned in 1° of Article L. 313-1 or to finance the repair, improvement or maintenance of residential property…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-10

…n below:PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARD RELATING TO THE PROBABILITY OF EVIDENCE GATHERED Introduction1. The purpose of this standard is to define the audit procedures to be performed by the statutory a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-62

…regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code under the conditions set out in the general regulations of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-24

…activity of freelance administration on an exclusive basis. Only a freelance administration company may enter into freelance administration employment contracts.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-24

If the appeal is lodged by the public prosecutor, he may also indicate in his statement of appeal or within one month of that statement that he is requesting that the appeal be considered by a panel.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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