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Showing 121130 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

I.-Without prejudice to Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3, the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 is calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Art…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…State pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste;2. Any operator of a facility subject to authorisation or registrati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-16

The duties of City of Paris police officers and Paris surveillance officers, and the conditions under which they carry them out, are defined by the provisions of Title III of Book V of the Internal Se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…nt to the constituent agreement ;2° The transfer of the grouping's registered office to any other location in the same region, or to any other region in whose geographical area a health establishment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

…on the company's social policy, working conditions and employment covers employment trends, qualifications, the multiannual training programme, training initiatives planned by the employer, apprentic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

…tion of the Labour Inspector. This procedure also applies for a period of six months from the notification provided for in article L. 23-112-2 and six months from the expiry of the term of office of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

…in compliance with the provisions of this section and Article 129 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013. The conditions for application of this article are specified by order of the Minister…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-26

…ons of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-13, natural persons who have opted for or are automatically subject to the simplified real income tax regime may enter in the income statement, according…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-26

Sworn merchandise brokers sell and buy back merchandise in the event of non-performance of a contract.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-26

The sale takes place within a maximum of two years after the expiry of the period provided for in article L. 141-23. After this period, any sale is subject to articles L. 141-23 to L. 141-25.

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