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Showing 44314440 of 23886 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-10-1987 n° 84-10.296

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, at their request, authorise service providers responsible for labelling contracts open to individual subscription and settlements eligible for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-140

With the exception of 3° and 8° of article R. 322-47, articles R. 322-71, R. 322-73 to R. 322-76, R. 322-81, R. 322-83, R. 322-84 and R. 322-93 to R. 322-106-1, the provisions of section IV of this ch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-19

The operation and resources of the social administration committee are governed by the provisions of article 81, I of article 83, articles 84 and 85, I of article 87, articles 88 and 89, the first fiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Health, safety and working conditions committee

Article R1233-25-4

The operation and resources of the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions are governed by the provisions of Article 81, II of Article 83, Articles 84 and 85, II of Article 87,…

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

Article D233-16-1

I. - The threshold provided for in I of article L. 233-28-1 is that set out in I of article D. 232-8-1. II. - The threshold provided for in II of article L. 233-28-2 is that set out in II of article D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

Subject to the age limit extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2402

…Article 878; 6° The claim of a first-time buyer holding a rent-to-own contract governed by the loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 definissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière est garant…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: FAMILY GROUPING SCHEME

Article R434-5

For the purposes of 2° of article L. 434-7, a dwelling is considered to be normal if it:1° Has a total living area of at least:a) in zones A bis and A: 22 m² for a household without children or two pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-2

I.-The provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book II of this Part are not applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-3

…e droite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 312-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L.…

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