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Showing 68416850 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

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

Article 223-29

…subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis…

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

Article L123-28-2

…sheet structure is modified during the financial year in question. The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by decree.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2

…rned has disregarded the rules laid down by the company with regard to risk-taking, in particular because of his or her responsibility for actions resulting in significant losses for the company or in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-2

In order to carry out the tasks defined in Article L. 631-2-1, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière may interview representatives of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, portf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R2123-22-2

Members of the Town Council may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling outside the territory of the municipalit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Valuation of assets

Article A343-2-2

…es normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insurance undertakings, replacing the capital C by the value of the freehold at the lowest price on the day of the inventory and, for othe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Rental investment giving entitlement to a tax reduction

Article L122-23

…a reasonable understanding of the risks associated with the investment; 2° Includes a statement indicating that failure to comply with the rental commitments will result in the loss of tax incentives,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Additives, enzymes and flavourings intended for human consumption

Article R412-22

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 2, 3, 4, 5 and 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-23

Midwives may contribute to the information and clinical, biological and ultrasound monitoring of the oocyte donor. They may be involved in the procedure for embryo reception by a third party couple by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-24

For each couple, the midwives help to ensure that the joint medical record referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 2142-8 is properly kept. When they work in a medically assisted procreation…

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