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Showing 22712280 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-5

The transferee company submits to the policyholders' guarantee fund the request for payment provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 423-3, the amount of which it calculates on the basis of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-59

Employees returning to their original job are entitled to vocational training, particularly in the event of a change in techniques or working methods.The employee may also benefit from this right befo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-5

Before the end of either of the periods mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 614-4, the prohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for Defen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Relations between the liquidator and the guarantee fund

Article R421-55

Insured persons who have taken out, subscribed to or received benefits under insurance contracts taken out with an insurance company whose authorisation has been withdrawn shall be paid within the tim…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Supporting documents

Article R313-5

In particular, the following are considered to be documents relating to repatriation guarantees:1° Sea, rail, road or air tickets valid for return to the country of habitual residence and whose bearer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-50

In urgent cases, representatives of the group may be appointed by court order at the request of any interested party.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-5

The Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance is subject to a posteriori budgetary control by the State under the conditions set out in article L. 719-9 of the Education Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-5

The Ordinary General Meeting of the company that directly or indirectly has majority control over the company awarding the free shares shall be informed in accordance with the conditions set out in ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-59

I.-The provisions of the Articles of Association concerning the case of free share allocations to certain categories of a company's salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-5-1

Before entering into a business relationship, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall collect information relating to the purpose and nature of the relationship and any other relevant inform…

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