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Showing 731740 of 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-70

…f the amount of the fees shall be referred to the President of the Court of First Instance at the location of the company's registered office, acting in summary proceedings.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-7-3

The agreement referred to in article L. 432-4 specifies the conditions for implementing the mandate provided for in the same article, in particular those relating to the remuneration of the body refer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-73-3

…on of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle rejecting the application to amend the patent referred to in Article R. 612-73 may be the subject of the annulment appe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

…mpetent to determine the country of removal in the event of compulsory enforcement in the following cases:1° When the foreign national, present on French territory, is subject to an administrative ban…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-7-3

…in this book. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this article.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-7-3

…ments may set up one or more hospital foundations, with legal personality, resulting from the irrevocable allocation to the establishment concerned of assets, rights or resources contributed by one or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to cross-border service providers

Article R123-30-7

The provisions of articles R. 123-30-1 to R. 123-30-6 are applicable to the processing of registration declarations and applications for authorisation or declarations prior to the exercise of the acti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-7

…s de vente. At least fifteen days before the date of the ballot, it informs each voter of the practical arrangements for voting and sends them a personal and confidential code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police missions

Article R15-33-7

Customs officers may only be authorised to carry out judicial police missions when they are assigned to the financial judicial investigation department of the Ministry of the Budget.For each of these…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-71

…t to make information available shall be the subject of a report by the judicial police officer indicating the recipient of the request and the nature of the information requested. In the case provide…

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