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Showing 44714480 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-2

…margin in excess of the minimum margin requirement referred to in Article R. 334-5, Article R. 334-13 or Article R. 334-19, as the case may be. However, the total level of solvency margin required ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…mposed for the breaches mentioned in 9° and 14° to 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and in 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 for a natural person and 10% of the turnover for th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26

…to article 21-2, or because of the status of ascendant of a French national, pursuant to article 21-13-1, or because of the status of brother or sister of a French national, pursuant to article 21-13-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-15

…e provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure provided for in Article L. 7343-13, the representative is entitled to payment by the platform of damages corresponding to the total…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic voting.

Article R723-21

…iles must be kept under seal under the supervision of the commission provided for in Article L. 723-13. The procedure for counting the votes recorded must, if necessary, be able to be carried out agai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: The Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal.

Article D49-10

…al jurisdiction exceeds, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of l'article 712-13, that of the court of appeal where they are established are listed in the table below: COURS D'AP…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 223

1. Legal entities and associations liable to corporation tax are required to file the declarations provided for the basis of assessment of income tax in respect of industrial and commercial profits (r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R1263-1

…o a medical examination in the country of origin equivalent to that provided for in article R. 1262-13 ; 4° Where the duration of the secondment is equal to or greater than one month, pay slips for ea…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Entry on the roll

Article R532-32

…h Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons was taken pursuant to Articles L. 531-24 to L. 531-31 or L. 531-32 to L. 531-35, notice is sent to the parties by any means at least fifte…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-95

…in this section meet the accessibility requirements for disabled persons set out in Article L. 412-13.

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