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Showing 35313540 of 30018 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 6 July 2016 – no. 15-21.811

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-6

The General Meeting of the Association adopts the rules of professional conduct to which the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the salaried staff of the Association, as we…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L3312-6

…the financial year. Between the deadline for mandating set out in the last paragraph of article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on local tax rates set out in article 1639 A of the General Tax C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-65

The territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has a territorial vigilance and support network for the organisation and territorial coverage of health vigilance. In addition to the departme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Municipal finances.

Article D2573-61

…onsultative commission for assessing the burdens of the communes, provided for in Article 11 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the Statute of Autonomy of French Polynesia, comprise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director and staff of the Agency

Article R4642-6

…He performs all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors in application of article R. 4642-4. He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-6

…n the automated national judicial file for perpetrators of sexual offences referred to in article 706-53-7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or, for nationals of a Member State of the European Union o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-69

The applications referred to in Article R. 15-33-67 addressed to bodies or legal entities falling within one of the categories referred to in Article R. 15-33-68 shall be subject to a procedure laid d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-2-6

…ed to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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

Article R423-6

…the effects of the contracts, determined in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 326-12 and L. 326-13. Within two months of the date of receipt of this request, the fund, after verify…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-63

The reduction in royalties provided for in Article L. 612-20 is as of right for natural persons. If the applicant is a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be subm…

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