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Showing 11611170 of 4504 articles for Art. C-161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-5

Each year, insurance companies offering life insurance policies with benefits linked to the cessation of professional activity inform policyholders who have exceeded the settlement date of their pensi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-4

Where there are serious indications that the intended marriage is null and void under articles 144, 146, 146-1, 147, 161, 162, 163, 180 or 191, the diplomatic or consular authority shall immediately r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-49

…s in rights representing a financial investment in entities mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-28 which are not covered by the other provisions of this article L. 214-28 or II of article L. 214-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-30

…article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-6

I. - The staff of public cultural or environmental cooperation establishments of an administrative nature are subject to the provisions of loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-24

For the application of article L. 511-84, the conduct likely to result in the reduction or restitution, in whole or in part, of the variable remuneration shall be defined by the credit institutions an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Declaration of claims.

Article R641-26

…tion and civil enforcement proceedings suspended pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 622-28 shall be pursued at the initiative of the creditors benefiting from guarantees mentioned in the l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article L224-69

…iétés d'attribution d'immeubles en jouissance à temps partagé governed by loi n° 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986 relative aux sociétés d'attribution d'immeubles en jouissance à temps partagé.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-1

Medicinal products subject to compulsory prescription shall be provided with the unique identifier referred to in Article R. 5121-138-2, unless they are exempt from this requirement due to their prese…

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