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Showing 15011510 of 31856 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 14 June 2000 · Cass. com. 18 January 2011 · Cass. com. 22 March 2017 · CA Versailles 21 December 2001 · Cass. com. 11 July 2000

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-18

…k profile of the supplementary occupational pension fund;3° A description, separately for each risk category, of the risk exposure, risk concentrations, risk mitigation and risk sensitivity;4° A descr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Services accessible via electronic communications operators

Article D224-21

While this does not preclude the voluntary application of any more restrictive rules and the implementation of complementary actions, decided by itself or by the most representative professional body…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

…nclude an effective system for the transmission of information. It is proportionate to the nature, scale and complexity of the Group's operations. This system of governance includes the following key…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

…d - determine whether there is any material uncertainty related to events or circumstances that may cast doubt on the going concern basis. 3. This standard also defines the consequences that the statu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic voting.

Article R713-21

…regard to electronic voting, the instruments required for voting mentioned in 1° of article R. 713-14 are the identifier, the password for accessing the voting platform and a sheet explaining the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Balance sheet.

Article R123-187

…of the projects, which is justified in the notes to the financial statements. If their useful life cannot be reliably determined, development costs are amortised over a maximum period of 5 years.As l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-18

…without delay on the day of the election at the headquarters of the body of the Association in New Caledonia or French Polynesia concerned or, failing this, at the National Council, in a public meeti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-18

…prefect of the département in which the main establishment of the legal entity or sole trader is located will register the declaration and issue a receipt. If the application is incomplete, the prefe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Labelling of magistral or officinal preparations intended for veterinary medicine.

Article R5132-18

…cient size. In addition, the labels must include the information provided for in 12° of article R. 5141-73, in black lettering on a red background. In all cases, these medicinal products bear a back l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-183

…rforming interventional activities and the establishments authorised to practice emergency medicine called upon, where applicable, to participate in the emergency management of patients received in th…

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