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Showing 121130 of 30216 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 9-7-2004 n° 02-16.302

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Invalidity.

Article R322-90

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 322-106-1, R. 322-117, R. 322-124 and R. 322-159, any company referred to in this section formed in breach of articles R. 322-46 to R. 322-64 shall b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Aid for sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption

Article R1435-9-9

Throughout the duration of the contract, the signatory may benefit, at his request, from aid in the event of incapacity due to illness, calculated on a flat-rate daily basis and equal to one thirtieth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Adaptation measures.

Article L1233-91

Decrees in the Council of State may determine the adaptation measures necessary for the application of the provisions relating to redundancies for economic reasons in undertakings required to set up a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Free credit

Article R341-9

A failure by the lender to comply with the formalities prescribed in article L. 312-43 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-9

On expiry of the objection period, the chief clerk shall notify the accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finance of the objections received and of the cancellation of the correspond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative penalties

Article L733-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative penalties

Article L732-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative penalties

Article L734-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-9

In order to receive the direct allocation, the distribution company must complete and submit, by 30 June 2021 at the latest, by electronic means, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-9

In order to encourage distribution companies to contribute to the revival of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid…

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