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Showing 82018210 of 8668 articles for Art. CE 21-12-2022 n° 459476

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the national health strategy

Article R1411-2

…ned or revised by order of the Minister for Health and, where appropriate, the other minister(s) concerned, as well as by the regional health projects referred to in article L. 1434-1.These plans, pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R742-15

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 221-12008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1No. 2020-93 of 5 February…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-7

…ticles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15, within ten days of the judgment opening the proceedings; 2. For other claims that are also due on the date of the judgment opening the proceedings,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct when it is not;…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…erred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined either by reference to the annual amount of premiums or contributions, or by reference to the average annual cost of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-19

…Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after obtaining the opinion of the Banque de France pursuant to the fourth paragraph of I of Article L. 141-4. To obtain this authorisation, an appli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-1

I.-1° The distance supply of insurance transactions to a consumer is governed by this Book and by articles L. 222-1 to L. 222-3, L. 222-6 and L. 222-13 to L. 222-16, L. 222-18, L. 232-4 and L. 242-15…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…S TYPES OF MIXED ENTERPRISE SPORTS AND LOCAL SOCIETIESTITRE I : FORM, PURPOSE, NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE AND DURATION OF THE COMPANY Article 1 A public limited company (société anonyme) governed by thes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-1

…ion and in Section 5 of this Chapter: 1° "Significant branch" means a branch of significant importance within the meaning of Article L. 613-32-1 ; 2° "Transnational group" means a group with entities…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209-0 B

…han 50 Universal Tonnage System (UMS) units;b. Which are either fully owned or co-owned, with the exception of those given on a bareboat charter basis to companies that are not directly or indirectly…

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