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Showing 52915300 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between a supplementary occupational pension fund and an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-8

I.-The agreement of the subscriber referred to in 2° of article L. 370-7 is constituted, when the contract is subscribed by a group of employers, by the agreement of this group, when the latter repres…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-8

If the claim for compensation has been brought before a criminal court or if a settlement approved by the guarantee fund has been reached with the person responsible for the accident, the victim or hi…

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

Article R233-8

Consolidation requires: 1° The classification of the assets and liabilities as well as the expense and income items of consolidated companies according to the classification plan used for consolidatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-82

Persons who manufacture, process or divide narcotics are required to record, at the time of the operation and thereafter, in the register provided for in article R. 5132-81 or to record using the comp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Conditions

Article L434-8

For the purposes of assessing the resources referred to in 1° of article L. 434-7, all the resources of the applicant and his/her spouse are taken into account, independently of family benefits, the r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-80

In the event that the trader has not completed and supplied to the consumer on paper or on any other durable medium the withdrawal form provided for in 5° of Article L. 224-78, consumers have a withdr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Emergency provisions

Article R4411-83

In the event of an emergency caused by a serious danger to workers, the Minister responsible for labour may, by order, limit, regulate or prohibit the marketing or use, for whatever purpose, as well a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-8

The period referred to in article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific procedures applicable to occupational health professionals, occupational health and prevention services and occupational health services in agriculture, providing enhanced individual monitoring of a worker exposed to ionising radiation

Article R4451-88

In application of the provisions of the last paragraph of article L. 1251-22, the reinforced individual monitoring provided for in article R. 4451-82 is carried out, with regard to the temporary emplo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS

Article L614-8

When the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is notified together with a decision on house arrest taken pursuant to article L. 731-1 or a decision on placement in detention taken…

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