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Showing 15011510 of 29386 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 16-6-1981 n° 1107

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-16-1

The organisations issuing the training qualifications shall send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4221-16, in the form of certified information. They shall a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-4

The order and delivery of the goods shall be recorded in a report containing, in addition to a description of the goods and an indication of the price paid when the order was placed, including transpo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-1

In addition to the requirements set out in Article R. 354-3, the report on the internal assessment of the risks and solvency of a supplementary occupational pension fund referred to in I of Article L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-4

I.-The balance sheet of Caisse centrale de réassurance includes three reserve accounts corresponding to each category of business covered by the State guarantee, entitled respectively: a) Special rese…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-16-2

For the purposes of preparing the income tax report referred to in Article L. 233-28-1, where the consolidating company and one of the controlled companies included in the consolidation, in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-4

I. - With effect from financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2014, the persons referred to in II of Article L. 511-45 shall draw up a table grouping together the information relating to their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2, acting as acquirers within the meaning of EU Regulation 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, shall only acce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article R533-16-0

I.-The disclosures referred to in II of Article L. 533-22 include the following information: 1° The most significant medium- and long-term risks associated with the investments made under the contract…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-5

The ownership certificate issued following the automatic dissolution of a non-trading property company that has not been registered and which results in undivided ownership between the former partners…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-2

The establishment by notarial deed of the promise to sell lasting more than eighteen months provided for in article L. 290-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitat gives rise to the collection of…

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