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Showing 18211830 of 28708 articles for Art. 25 May 1993

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

In the case provided for in article L. 25-1 of the Highway Code, as stated in that article, "the insurer of the owner of the vehicle is obliged to guarantee, within the limits of the contract, compens…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-12

…es and to allow their own shareholders to benefit from these rights. The provisions of articles L. 225-25 and L. 225-49 of the Commercial Code do not apply to central insurance companies. The provisio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 693

…6 and 7 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 must also be observed, on pain of nullity, in the event of dispatch of a document t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-43

…tion from 1° and 2° of article 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at lea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-39

…1 to 7 of Article 21, Articles 22 and 23, paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 24, paragraph 4 of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 septies

…ts rate is set at 100% for the first two years, 75% for the third year, 50% for the fourth year and 25% for the fifth year.It ceases to apply if the taxpayer changes during this period.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-27

…ench legislation. The decision to refuse shall be motivated by reference to articles 764-24 and 764-25.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-26

…organisation, health cooperation group or medical biology laboratory mentioned in article R. 2141-25 and which imports or exports gametes from donations for the purposes of medically assisted procre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-80

…onsible for vocational training and the budget in accordance with the provisions of article R. 6332-25.From the date on which the level of funding is set by the national joint employment committee, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control

Article R6332-95

…s not comply with the rules laid down in articles R. 6332-22, R. 6332-22-3 to R. 6332-22-5, R. 6332-25 to R. 6332-27, R. 6332-28-1 and R. 6332-29, R. 6332-42 and R. 6332-94 will give rise to a repayme…

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