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Showing 56215630 of 37271 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 4 July 2012 – no. 11-13384

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…and the mixed holding company or its subsidiaries, under the conditions defined in Article L. 612-24. II. - A branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 may apply to the Aut…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

A commission is set up, chaired by a representative of the State, and composed, in addition, of half representatives of representative professional press organisations and half representatives of repr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44-1

…mpliance by the persons under its jurisdiction with the requirements set pursuant to Article L. 613-44 in coordination with the supervisory college. Where the resolution college, or the supervisory co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article R621-46

…in of inadmissibility pronounced ex officio, it shall contain the particulars prescribed byarticle 648 of the Code of Civil Procedure and specify the subject of the appeal. Where the statement of appe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-4

…tion cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a union for the application of article R. 6152-322-5. When t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R*422-8

…ount of compensation due to the victim taking into account the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 and compensation of any kind received or to be received from other debtors…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-2

…rtification of inter-company occupational health and prevention services provided for in Article L. 4622-9-3 is issued by a certifying body accredited by the French Accreditation Committee or by anoth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…Within the perimeter of the defence restructuring zones referred to in 1° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du terr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

…ary 2007 and 31 December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income…

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