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Showing 19811990 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

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

Article R423-15

…ent of intervention by the policyholders' guarantee fund under the conditions set out in article L. 423-3, companies shall, over the following three years, replenish the sums paid by the fund by an ad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-15

The request to use the points registered on the professional prevention account under 1° to 4° of I of article L. 4163-7 is made online by the account holder on the website dedicated to this purpose,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R742-15

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 221-12008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1No. 2020-93…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-18

…espect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles L. 2192-8 and L. 3133-8 of the Public Procurement Code are not mandated within thirty days of the date of pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-18

…bjectives and resources signed with the State; 3° the agreements referred to in article R. 515-12 ; 4° The financial assistance referred to in articles R. 515-9, R. 515-10 and R. 515-11 and the regula…

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

Article D5217-18

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to Article L. 5217-10-14 are as follows:I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account :1° Tables summarising the status…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-184

I.-The registration holder must ensure that the medical and paramedical team identifies and regularly updates the recommendations for good practice to be applied, and sets up a system for assessing co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-18

…onale de pharmacie;3° A medical biologist appointed by the Conseil national de l'ordre des médecins;4° A medical biologist appointed by the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens;5° A representat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-18

The creditor shall reassess the borrower's creditworthiness, on the basis of updated information, before a significant increase in the total amount of credit is granted after the conclusion of the cre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

…lume of water mentioned in I.The municipality sets the marginal rate or rates, up to a limit of €0.58 per hectolitre.This limit is raised to €0.70 per hectolitre for municipalities that collected less…

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