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Showing 401410 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
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-27

…50% levied, when they are recovered, for the benefit of the Guarantee Fund instituted by article L. 420-1. If the civil court is seised of a serious dispute relating to the existence or validity of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-27

…he judgment, subject to appeal to one of the appeal courts designated in accordance with Article L. 411-4 of the Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Management and training

Article R4462-27

…ng provided under the conditions defined by II and III of this article in application of article L. 4141-2. II -Initial safety training is provided by the employer for workers it hires, or temporary w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-27

…tions, local and regional authorities, public establishments, the bodies referred to inArticle L. 134-1 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code and any other person entrusted with a public service mission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to certain overseas collectivities

Article L3512-27

For the application of sections 1 to 5 of this chapter, in the collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Martin, in Saint-Barthélemy and in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-27

…investment holding company, mixed financial holding company or mixed holding company referred to in 4° to 6° of I of Article L. 613-34 only after receiving the assent of the Autorité de contrôle prude…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-27

…rms the employee that he/she may benefit from the skills assessment provided for in article L. 1233-71 and carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 1233-35 and R. 6313-4. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-27

In the collective childcare establishments referred to in 1° and 2° of II of article R. 2324-17, the maximum number of children cared for simultaneously may reach 115% of the childcare capacity provid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 bis

…ing;d) Products of horticulture and ornamental floriculture which have not undergone any processing.4° (Repealed);5° The following products:a) (Repealed);aa) (Repealed); (ab) (Repealed);(b) Fertiliser…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279 bis

…ublications that have been subject to at least two of the prohibitions provided for in the article 14 of law no. 49-956 of 16 July 1949 on publications intended for young people ; 2° Pornographic thea…

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