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Showing 59515960 of 62366 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-3-1995 n° 147

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to provident and supplementary pension contracts for self-employed workers

Article R144-3

The contracts mentioned in article L. 144-1 may allow members to pay additional premiums or contributions for the years between the date of their affiliation to the compulsory basic old-age insurance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Equal access for people with disabilities.

Article L6112-3

Disabled persons and persons treated as such, as referred to in article L. 5212-13, have access to all the training schemes provided for in this section in accordance with the principle of equal treat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R330-3

Any person participating in one of the systems referred to in Article R. 330-1 is required to provide any requesting party with information about the system and its operating rules, where such request…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Consent

Article R1231-3

Consent to cross-donation, where applicable, is recorded in writing. It is signed by the judge and by the donor.If the magistrate considers that the removal must be authorised by the committee of expe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Cooling-off period.

Article D6322-30

In application of article L. 6322-2, a minimum period of fifteen days must be observed after submission of the detailed estimate, dated and signed by the practitioner or practitioners mentioned in 1°,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-3

I. - As from 2014, a solidarity fund for the departments is created. From 2015, this article applies to the Lyon metropolitan area.The resources of this fund are allocated to the départements as compe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-3

Subject to the provisions of Title IV, foreigners lawfully resident in France shall travel freely within the country.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Resignation.

Article L1225-34

An employee in a medically certified state of pregnancy may terminate her employment contract without notice and without having to pay compensation.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for investment in leisure property.

Article L421-3

Articles 199 decies E, 199 decies EA and 199 decies G of the French General Tax Code set out the rules applicable to tax reductions granted for the acquisition and, where applicable, the renovation of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article R2392-3

An Order of the Minister for the Budget, appended to this Code, defines the technical procedures for submitting, transmitting and receiving invoices on the public invoicing portal in application of Ar…

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