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Showing 28212830 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-20

…e L. 823-19 be performed by the body that performs the tasks of this specialised committee. In this case, the latter body shall regularly report on the decisions thus adopted to the body responsible f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

…ting and financing, heritage conservation, as well as people working in the cultural field within local authorities.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-20

…mage. This declaration must be sent to the fund within six months of the date on which the victim became aware of the absence or inadequacy of cover of the person presumed to be liable for the damage,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-20

…y completion.The depreciation allowances for these assets are liquidated on the basis of the historical cost of the fixed asset and the straight-line method. However, the metropolitan authority may ad…

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

Article R356-20-3

The procedures for the application for authorisation and its examination by the group controller referred to in Articles R. 356-20 and R. 356-20-1 are specified in Articles 347, 348 and 349 of Commiss…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R314-20

…nditions of its repayment:a) The nature of the credit, the amount of the instalments, the amount of capital outstanding and the period stipulated in the agreement for repayment of this amount on the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-12

…to mineralisation, if they have been established on the basis of officially recognised physico-chemical analyses, may appear on the packaging and labels of a natural mineral water and in advertising c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-12-2

The Scientific, Medical and Training Council meets at least once a year, convened by its Chairman. The agenda is set by the Chairman.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-4

All research declared under Article L. 2151-6 is placed under the direction of a responsible person designated by the declaration mentioned in Article R. 2151-12-2. The person responsible for the rese…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-12

…head of the athlete passport management unit when the latter has not appointed this expert in application of the provisions of the last paragraph of article R. 232-67-10-1.The other members are appoi…

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