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Showing 13511360 of 30362 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 February 2006 · Cass. com. 20 November 1962 · Cass. 3e civ. 26 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2018

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-24

…rst paragraph, the agreement will be converted under the conditions provided for in Article R. 441-27 if, at the end of ten successive financial years, the ratio referred to in the first paragraph is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

The appointment to the agency committee of the representatives of the categories of staff is the subject of an agreement between the representative trade union organisations concerned. In the event th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-20

…enter into agreements with the companies designated to operate the routes mentioned in article L. 4424-19 public service delegation agreements which define the tariffs, the conditions of performance a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-24-2

The financial aid referred to in Article R. 5132-24-1 is paid to the intermediary association for each full-time position occupied. Where applicable, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-20

The specialised committee referred to in Article L. 823-19 :1° Credit institutions and finance companies whose securities are not admitted to trading on a regulated market and which have issued, conti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-24

…ution by this second establishment or body in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 1243-26. When they are transferred with a view to distribution, the tissues, their derivatives or the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-24

…granted to the author by the provisions of Articles L. 111-3, L. 121-4, L. 121-5, L. 122-1 à L. 122-7, L. 123-7, L. 131-2 to L. 131-7, L. 132-4 and L. 132-7, assignment to the producer of exclusive ri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-20

…state of the local authority provided for in the tenth paragraph of article 33 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service. C.-The report provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation by conversion of a société anonyme.

Article R229-20

…proposed conversion of the société anonyme, provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 225-245-1, is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-20

I.-Pursuant to 1° of Article L. 444-5, practising professionals on 1 January of the calendar year shall provide the Ministers of Justice and the Economy, for the purposes of statistical verification,…

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