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Showing 46614670 of 9503 articles for Art. CJEU – C-593/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-17

I. - The articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-20, first paragraph, and L. 5212-21 to L. 5212-23 and L. 5212-25 are applicable to French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-14

…ources, before calling, as necessary, on the guarantee fund reserves provided for in article R. 423-13.If the Fund's guarantee is called in excess of the total amount provided for in the first paragra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1638-0 bis

I. - In the event of a merger of public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with additional own taxation, carried out under the conditions provided for by article L. 5211-41-3 of the General…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work.

Article L8271-18

The provisions of article L. 8271-13 apply to the investigation and recording of offences relating to the employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work.

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…on the status of containers, as provided for in Article 18a of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-14

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution only where it meets the requirements set out in Article R. 352-13 and the following conditions: a) Its limited scope is duly justified by the undertaking concerned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-23

…l be confirmed as soon as possible by the authorised person.IV. - The persons referred to in 12° to 13° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 shall personally fulfil the reporting obligation referred to in Arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

…erred to in article L. 160-11, the indemnity referred to in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 132-21-1 may not be applied, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-6

The following are prohibited in all advertising: 1° The mention that a loan may be granted without information enabling the borrower's financial and asset situation to be assessed; 2° The indication o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-31

Where the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 7123-19 is insufficient, failure by any user to take the place of the modelling agency for the payment of sums still due to employees and socia…

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