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Showing 90219030 of 25879 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 16-12-2015 n° 14-27.028 FS-PBI

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-4

The supervisory authorities referred to in 3° to 16° of I of Article L. 561-36 shall put in place procedures to ensure that any failure to comply with the obligations defined in this Title and supervi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-17

The number of annuity units, possibly adjusted as stated in article R. 441-16, which must be entered each year in the individual account of each beneficiary, is equal to the quotient of the contributi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-9

The duties of a member of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie are not remunerated. Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the members of the Council and the persons mentioned in article R. 143…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Buying group structures.

Article D5125-24-17

The structure referred to in Article D. 5125-24-16 may, for the exclusive benefit of its associates, members or members: 1° Organise training courses, in particular on pharmaceutical advice ; 2° Disse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-5

I. - The application for an import authorisation for therapeutic purposes, provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5, is sent by the legal entities or natural persons mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-41

For the purposes mentioned in Article R. 5312-38, the information system is linked, for verification and updating purposes, with : 1° The national system for managing identifiers implemented by the Ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to transit on French territory.

Article 728-72

The request for transit shall be accompanied by the certificate referred to in Article 728-12 drawn up by the competent authority of the convicting State. The Minister of Justice may request a French…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Aid schemes set up by administrative agreements

Article 711-2

Financial aid is awarded within the framework defined by the agreement relating to the bilateral fund for co-development and co-production of Franco-Italian works, signed in Paris on 12 July 2019.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R341-2

If the lender fails to comply with the formalities prescribed in article L. 312-12 and the second paragraph of article L. 312-13 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Caisse de retraite et de prévoyance des clercs de notaire (pension and welfare fund for notary clerks)

Article 1070

Subject to the provisions of Article 1020, documents exclusively relating to the execution of the law of 12 July 1937 instituting a retirement and provident fund for notary clerks are exempt from regi…

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