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Showing 24212430 of 41680 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 4-7-2012 n° 11-13.384

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Guardianship acts

Article 474

The person under guardianship shall be represented in the acts necessary for the management of his assets under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Title XII..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495

…e same law, except where the provisions of article 42 of the said law or of the article 93-3 of law n° 82-652 of 29 July 1982 on audiovisual communication. III.The simplified criminal order procedure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-1

I.-The statutory auditor of a public interest entity shall implement the measures mentioned in paragraph 5 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014, when a member of the network to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-2

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge receipt in writing, within two business days of its receipt, of the notification of an acquisition or extension of shareholdin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-11-1

For swimming pools under the authority or supervision of the Minister for Defence, the terms of this section apply subject to the following provisions: 1° The water supply to the pools must be provide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-3

Within two working days of receiving notification of a disposal or reduction in holding as referred to in Article R. 322-11-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-11

For the collection of parking fees paid by immediate payment or by payment of the post-parking charge within the period in which it is due, a third-party organisation may be used, under the conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Specific reception and support arrangements

Article R5132-1-11

The prescribers may enter into cooperation agreements with the structures for integration through economic activity, in order to define their respective commitments with regard to the reception, monit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-11

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year just ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the vote…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-111-10

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year just ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the appro…

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