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Showing 25112520 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L785-11

…the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-30 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 621-30-1 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of the arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-11

…e statistical documents needed, in particular, to draw up the statements defined by article R. 1423-11.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-11

…f capital, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor may nevertheless allow the solvency deficit of the subsidiary to be taken into account on a proporti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…rtcomings mentioned in the first paragraph.In the latter case, the expenses incurred by the company may not exceed the average annual amount of contributions for accidents at work levied over the five…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-4

…s of the transferring securities to the company whose securities have been transferred. This amount may not be seized or transferred . The company that has received the sums in accordance with the fir…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-7

…udge provides otherwise. The order sets the duration of the measures taken pursuant to articles 515-11 and 515-13 of the Civil Code. Failing this, they shall terminate at the end of a period of six mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-116

…I of this book, with the exception of articles R. 5132-3, R. 5132-4, R. 5132-9, R. 5132-10, R. 5132-11, R. 5132-13, R. 5132-14, last paragraph, and R. 5132-22.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-23

…he Penal Code is implemented in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article R. 631-1 of the Penitentiary Code, the measure ordered pursuant to Article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-11

The decisions of the Board of Directors relating to 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13° and 19° of I of article R. 6123-8 are automatically enforceable fifteen days after they are received by the ministers responsi…

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

Article L414-11

…temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31; 3° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" provided for in…

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