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Showing 79317940 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to provident and supplementary pension contracts for self-employed workers

Article R144-3

…a given year must be equal to that of the premium or contribution fixed for that same year in application of article R. 144-2. In the event of non-payment of the additional premium or contribution to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pensions

Article R143-3

For the application of article L. 143-2, the committee's internal regulations determine the possibilities for its members to appoint a proxy, the conditions and deadlines for convening the committee a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-7

…r art school;b) From any school that is a member of the network of French animation film schools (RECA);2° Initial training specialising in audiovisual writing or directing provided by a French or Eur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-3

The application for registration shall be submitted to the Director General of the Institute. It shall be accompanied by proof that the conditions laid down in Article R. 422-2 have been met.In the ev…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article LO6241-3

…notified to the interested parties. The representative of the State may request that they be communicated at any time. He may only refer them to the administrative court, within a period of two months…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article LO6341-3

Acts taken on behalf of the local authority and other than those mentioned in article LO 6341-2 are enforceable by operation of law as soon as they have been published in the Official Journal of Saint…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-3

…s not comply with its intended purpose, its usual use or its instructions for use or the special precautions for use indicated on its labelling; 2° Serious adverse reaction: an adverse reaction which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-2

…the date on which the loan is granted, the lending company's equity exceeds the amount of the share capital and the gross operating surplus is positive; 2° The net cash position, defined as the value…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-23-2

The organisation of on-call duty and urgent medical transport as defined in articles R. 6312-17-1 and R. 6312-18 is monitored every six months by the medical transport sub-committee of the committee r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R3262-37

To enable the commission to carry out the control mission provided for in 8° of article R. 3262-36, each company or undertaking issuing meal vouchers must send the commission secretariat the annual re…

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