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Showing 29512960 of 56993 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11-1-2024 n° 22-16.974

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, medical devices, other than active implantable devices, must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments

Article D1611-32-11

Articles D. 1611-19, D. 1611-20, D. 1611-22, D. 1611-23, D. 1611-24, D. 1611-26, D. 1611-32-2, D. 1611-32-5 and D. 1611-32-6 are applicable to mandates entrusted pursuant to Article L. 1611-7-2.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-11-3

The auditor of a debtor subject to safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings may not invoke professional secrecy in response to requests from the auditor of the court-appointed adm…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-11-2

Statutory auditors shall inform the authorities entrusted with the supervision, inspection and control of court-appointed administrators of the results of their assignment and report any anomalies or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4364-11-2

The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation; 2° The composition of the aptitude test panel…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-11

The Chairman of the Group Medical Commission is provided with the necessary resources to ensure that the body functions properly. The governance charter referred to in article L. 6132-2-1 sets out the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 quater

I. - When members of the staff of an industrial or commercial company who are employed there set up a company to ensure the continuity of the company by buying back a fraction of its capital, the said…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-22

I.-The group solvency of the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 calculated using the deduction and aggregation method is equal to the difference between: a) The group's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-3

The following are compulsory for the local authority:1° Expenditure relating to the running of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the local authority's hotel;2° Expenditure relating to the func…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-22

I.-When implementing a resolution measure in respect of a person referred to in Article L. 311-1, the College of Resolution shall ensure the continuity of the critical functions resulting from the act…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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