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Showing 541550 of 56154 articles for Art. 413-6 · C. com. Art. L 121-5 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 November 1986 · Cass. com. 21 October 2014 n° 13-22.428

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-5

Any policyholder of an insurance contract relating to a vehicle mentioned in article R. 211-21-1 who fails to affix to the vehicle concerned the certificate provided for in articles R. 211-21-2 and R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-6

The rule set out in article D. 214-32-13 regarding the minimum amount of assets of unit trusts does not apply to funds covered by this paragraph.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3 : Change of matrimonial property regime abroad in application of French law

Article 1303-6

The publicity measures provided for in paragraph 2 also apply in the event of a change of matrimonial property regime occurring abroad in application of French law.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter C

I.-The tax credit defined in Article 244 quater C is deducted from the income tax owed by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the remuneration taken into account to calculate the tax cred…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-13

Where the person claimed has declared to the Public Prosecutor that he consents to his extradition, the proceedings are immediately referred to the Investigating Chamber. The person claimed shall appe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Recording data in the directory

Article R53-21-6

The file manager checks the validity of the information recorded and, depending on the case, refuses or deletes records that do not comply with legal requirements. The magistrate in charge of the nati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-25

…osing the performance of the duties entrusted to the agents and persons authorised pursuant to article L. 232-11 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.Failure to comply with s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Information on vacancies.

Article L1251-25

At the request of a temporary employee who has been with the user company for at least six months, the user company will inform the temporary employee of any open-ended contract positions to be filled…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Due date.

Article L511-25

When a bill of exchange is payable on a fixed day in a place where the calendar is different from that of the place of issue, the date of maturity is deemed to be fixed according to the calendar of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-25

Directly or indirectly providing the children mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 7124-1 and article L. 7124-2 or their legal representatives with funds in excess of the share set pursuant to the firs…

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