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Showing 841850 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 Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-24

…the number of units of diversification technical reserves acquired, or, for the plans mentioned in 3° of article R. 144-18, the number of annuity units acquired, broken down by year. The amount of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-10

In the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 611-2 or where Article L. 611-2-1, the President of the Court shall have the Registrar summon the legal representative of the debtor legal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1099

…appointed day, the judge proceeds in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 250 to 250-3 of the Civil Code; it verifies the admissibility of the application; it ensures that the spouses'…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article L172-24

Damage and loss are settled as damage, unless the insured chooses to surrender the goods in the cases determined by law or by agreement.

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

Article L1142-24-16

…view to making full reparation for the harm suffered. The second to eighth paragraphs of article L. 1142-14 apply to this offer.If the State is designated as liable, the offer is made by the Office.If…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24-1

When fixed-rate fines, reduced fixed-rate fines and increased fixed-rate fines apply to a legal entity, their amount is quintupled.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-12

Where the appellant is unrepresented, he shall without delay inform the court registry, the parties to the proceedings and the minister responsible for the economy of any change of address..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-10

…e requirements laid down in the authorisation, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may give the establishment or body formal notice to put an end to the breaches observed and, where a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-24

The spouse of the foreign researcher mentioned in article L. 421-15, as well as the couple's children, are admitted to residence under the same conditions as this foreigner, without the condition prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil protection reserves.

Article L3142-102

…provisions applicable to employees serving in the civil security reserve are set out in articles L. 724-7 to L. 724-10 of the French Internal Security Code.

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