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Showing 56415650 of 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-70-1

…The remuneration of the Director General is set by the employer by reference to the remuneration scale for Directors General under private law contracts established by CCI France, which takes into a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Resolution measures

Article R613-73-1

…L. 613-48 ; 3° The prospect that the resolution entity will or will not be able to meet its minimum capital requirement and eligible commitments within a reasonable timeframe; 4° Where the resolution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of compassionate access authorisations

Article R5121-74-10

I.-The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé publishes, on the Agency's website, a reference database of medicinal products which are the subject…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-4

Any fees charged by an intermediary for the services mentioned in Articles L. 228-29-7-1 to L. 228-29-7-3 shall be non-discriminatory and proportionate to the costs incurred in providing these service…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-2

…d'Etat, appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat; b) Two magistrates from the Cour de cassation, including at least one Conseiller, appointed by the First President of the Cour de cassat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Suspension and division of custodial sentences

Article 720-1-1

…ecified, for convicts who are found to be suffering from a life-threatening condition or whose physical or mental health is permanently incompatible with continued detention. Suspension may only be or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R*421-74

…extract from the land register issued by the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the property is located, making it possible to establish the origin of ownership;2. A detailed description of the prop…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3-1

…e arrest with electronic surveillance pursuant to the first paragraph of article 142-12, or, in the cases provided for in articles 395 to 397-7, in pre-trial detention pursuant to the second paragraph…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 A

…l years regardless of the amount of the fraction referred to in the first paragraph.2. For the application of 1, exceptional income means:a. Either, where the operating conditions during the financial…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-1

I.-The number of women and men to be appointed at each renewal, as well as the drawing of lots provided for in the fourth paragraph of this article, shall be determined six months before the expiry of…

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