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Showing 91100 of 23862 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 29-10-2008 n° 07-16.185

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

Where the second paragraph of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

The professional practice standard relating to the diligence of the statutory auditor concerning the management report, the other documents on the financial situation and the accounts and the informat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-29

The commitments provided for in article L. 228-29-2 are brought to the attention of the General Meeting by the manager or the Board of Directors and reproduced in the report of the Supervisory Board o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-29

…a health establishment or service, taken by him pursuant to the Articles 37 to 43 and 46 de la loi n° 83-663 du 22 juillet 1983 complétant la loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-29

In the first paragraph of Article R. 713-29, the words: "of a territorial or regional chamber of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words: "of the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon chamber of agricult…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-29

I. - A UCITS may not borrow.It may, however, acquire currencies by means of cross-currency loans.II. - By way of derogation from I, a UCITS may borrow provided that such borrowings :1° Are used on a t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Compensation for damage caused by compulsory vaccination

Article R3111-29

If the vaccination was compulsory at the time it was carried out, the Director of the Office will, if necessary, arrange for an expert opinion to assess the extent of the damage and determine whether…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-4

The public prosecutor is required to act if requested to do so by a public authority or by a third party who has raised the nationality objection before a court which has stayed the proceedings pursua…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article A352-29

The thresholds mentioned in d of I of Article R. 352-29 of the Insurance Code are as follows : - i: 2,700,000 euros ; - ii: 4,000,000 euros ; - in iii: 3,900,000 euros for the amount relating to reins…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-29

When a product is rapidly alterable, when its value, its nature, the too small quantity of product or the low prevalence and distribution of the danger justifies it, sampling is carried out in a sampl…

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