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Showing 26012610 of 19160 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25 February 2016

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-26

…non-voting equity securities of any one issuer ;2° 10% of the debt securities of any one issuer ;3° 25% of the units or shares of any single undertaking for collective investment governed by French or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the solvency margin

Article R385-1

…L. 385-2 is made up, after deduction of losses, the portion of deferred acquisition costs exceeding 25% of the amount of the provision for unearned premiums and other intangible items, by the followin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…2005-845 of 26 July 2005 on safeguarding businesses, in application of Title VI of Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 on the legal recovery and liquidation of businesses or, under the system in force pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-1

…with Articles 13 and 300 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance ;2° Its t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-31

…cle…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-11

…t pursuant to Article 172 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences

Article 223-16

…ion to the following reference proportions:- 17% for arthouse cinematographic works shown in 175 to 250 cinemas at the time of their national release;- 25% for arthouse cinematographic works shown in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…en 1 January and 30 September in 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the aid granted pursuant to Articles 916-25 to 916-33 and the amounts of the subsidies intended to compensate for the loss of turnover suffer…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

…and 2 of Article 16, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 21, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 24 and Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 200…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R764-2

…2-479 of 30 March 2022R. 733-21In Title IVR. 740-1R. 741-1 to R. 744-12R. 744-14 to R. 744-23R. 744-25 to R. 744-47In Title VR. 750-1R. 752-1 to R. 753-5R. 754-2 to R. 754-20

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