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Showing 55415550 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Managing Director

Article L1432-2

…the State, the Director General concludes the agreements provided for in articles L. 1423-2 and L. 3111-11 with the local authorities and authorises the bodies mentioned in articles L. 3111-11, L. 311…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-3

…mitments covered by article L. 134-1, provision intended to smooth the surrender value of contracts.11° Provision for forward guarantees: for commitments covered by 2° of article L. 134-1, provision i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-72

…nds referred to in Article L. 214-28 or in venture capital companies governed by Article 1-1 of Law No. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various provisions of an economic and financial nature whose s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority

Article R7345-10

…ot referred to in article L. 7343-5 under the conditions laid down by articles L. 7343-5 to L. 7343-11; 8° It communicates, in application of article L. 7343-12 , the names of the representatives appo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Valuation of assets

Article A343-2-1

I.- Pursuant to Article R. 343-11, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may request that an expert appraisal be carried out to determine the value of all or part of the assets of under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-12

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-11 are :1° Issued or guaranteed by :a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the Eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception ofArticle L. 1110-7, and subject to the adaptations set out in II.Article L. 1110-2-1 shall apply to Wallis and F…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-15

…nd photograph of persons having been sentenced to an additional penalty pursuant to articles L. 332-11 to L. 332-13 . It may communicate them to the supporters' associations mentioned in article L. 33…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-5

The provisions of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-45

…udget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. In order to…

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