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Showing 23412350 of 3760 articles for Art. 21 June 2023

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-4

…are not allocated to this subsidiary accounting system shall be transferred to it before 1 January 2023. The insurance undertaking shall ensure that this transfer is not detrimental to the interests…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Transfers between insurance undertakings and supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-1

…nsion funds, mutual insurers or supplementary occupational pension unions referred to in Article L. 214-1 of the Mutual Code and supplementary occupational pension institutions referred to in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

…t for the issue of a certificate of non-damageability provided for by the Alsace-Lorraine law of 19 June 1906 on the certificate of non-damageability gives rise to the collection of a fixed fee in acc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…strict: the other communes of the Ile-de-France region.2. - The rates per square metre are set, for 2023, in application of the table below:1st CIRCONSCRIPTION 2nd REGION 3rd CIRCONSCRIPTION 4.77 € 2.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-5

…dium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-24

…211-21 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

…211-21 and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 426-21 is issued to an association or foundation that has been in existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…gnition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 260

…nes, by order of the prefect in April of each year. In Paris, it is made by order of the prefect in June between the arrondissements.

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