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Showing 81918200 of 10834 articles for Art. CE 24-10-2014 n° 366962

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-2

The procedure established, pursuant to I of Article 8 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, by the persons mentioned…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Special provisions for motor insurance

Article A421-6

…ses referred to in article L. 211-1, in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from an insurance undertaking, are shown on the liabilities side of the balance sheet by the special reserve referr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing obligation for employers with fewer than eleven employees

Article L6331-1

…ity Code and article L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. Remuneration paid to apprentices is exempt from this contribution. This contribution is collected under the conditions set out in…

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

Article L6362-5

…L. 6361-5 : 1° Present the documents and records establishing the origin of the income and funds received as well as the nature and reality of the expenditure incurred in carrying out the activities…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The multi-disciplinary committee for security measures and assessment of dangerousness

Article R61-9

The matter is referred to the commission by the sentence enforcement judge or by the public prosecutor. The sentenced person and his/her counsel and, where applicable, the public prosecutor are inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-0-1

…may be held for a maximum of one year after their acquisition. However, this maximum period is reduced to 60 calendar days for debt securities referred to in 3° of this article subscribed or acquired…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-18

…for the occupant and if it meets the following cumulative conditions:-it meets the requirements for ceiling height, openings to the outside, lighting and configuration set out in articles R. 1331-20 t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-13

The appointment of the members of the special negotiating body is notified to the legal entity or natural person, subsidiary or establishment within which the employee representatives work or, where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

…eligible for this election is less than 40%; 2° When, after the results of the ballot, the difference between the number of elected women full members and the number of elected men full members is gr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-83

…the judge under the 10° of Article 255 of the Civil Code draws up the deed of partition, the fee received pursuant to this Article shall be deducted from the fee received for drawing up the deed of p…

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