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Showing 511520 of 56772 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-1-2025 n° 23-18.643

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23

Temporary insurance policies in the event of death, as well as immediate life annuities or annuities in payment, may not be reduced or surrendered. Survivor's capital and survivor's annuity insurance,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 decies

I. - 1 In the event of the contribution of undeveloped land or a similar asset within the meaning of A of l'article 1594-0 G à une société civile de construction répondant aux conditions définies à Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or sub-funds of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article D214-238

A securitisation undertaking covered by this sub-paragraph may only sell or transfer, in one or more transactions, contracts transferring insurance risks and receivables held against insurance and rei…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Communication of sub-contracts to the purchaser

Article R2393-23

Any contractor who, fifteen days after having been given formal notice in writing to do so, fails to communicate the sub-contracts to the purchaser, shall incur a penalty equal to one thousandth of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-23

The chairman shall call upon the authorised expert mentioned in C of II of article L. 1233-5 under the conditions of article 66 of the decree of 20 November 2020 mentioned above when articles 76 or 77…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession

Article R4113-23

I.-The usual place of practice of a société d'exercice libéral de médecins is that of the professional residence in respect of which it is registered with the ordre. II-A company may carry on its prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-23

In the event of a partial transfer of the undertaking or establishment to which the occupational health physician belongs, only the provisions of articles R. 4623-21 and R. 4623-22 apply. The request…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-23

Sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account may also be invested to acquire the foreign exploitation rights to cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article 721-6. These sums ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a doctor obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-23

The Conseil national de l'ordre or the conseil départemental will acknowledge receipt of the application within one month of its receipt. During this month, it will inform the interested party of any…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-23

The professional reference framework is made up of an activity reference framework which describes the work situations and activities carried out, and the trades or jobs targeted, and a skills referen…

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