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Showing 29312940 of 3114 articles for Art. CA Versailles 25 octobre 1990

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

…A. - The transfer or surrender value referred to in I is equal to the product of the special technical provision and the ratio between : a) The member's individual rights calculated on the same techn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-11

…s. A decree may extend the new maximum payment period to all operators in the sector or, where applicable, validate the new method of calculation and extend it to these same operators.II.-The payment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 28: Energy labelling

Article R412-43-1

…and its annexes ; 12° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1254/2014 of 11 July 2014, as amended, supplementing Directive 2010/30/ EU of the European Parliament…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-2

…be made by the collège de résolution with the assent of the collège de supervision and, where applicable, jointly with the appropriate authorities in the form of a joint decision where: 1° The superv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…ollowing table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…of Title II of Book I of this Part shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 O…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…sed motor vehicles, including those for which a driving licence is not required, the suspension and cancellation of driving licences; 4° A ban on carrying out certain activities imposed pursuant to ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…urities of which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market, at least 50% of the capital and voting rights of which are held by one or more natural persons and at least 34% by one o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-10

…e. It shall include clearly and legibly, in the order specified below: 1° The identity and geographical address of the contracting parties and, where applicable, the identity and address of the credit…

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