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Showing 54415450 of 21784 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 Nov. 2024 – no. 23-16.948

French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Insurance and capitalisation companies

Article 1065

…4-1, L. 326-13 and L. 384-1 to L. 384-3 of the Insurance Code. When they are made pursuant to 8° or 14° of I of article L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code, transfers of portfolios of contrac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-8

…rm resident-EU status granted by France pursuant to articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-17.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-1

The provisions of Articles L. 6211-14 to L. 6211-16 do not apply to samples taken within the armed forces health service when the analytical phase of the medical biology examination is carried out in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of costs and resources between the region or department and the metropolitan authority

Article L5217-13

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-13

…assignments entrusted to them; 2° Registry officers and persons authorised under the article R. 123-14 of the code de l'organisation judiciaire, as well as, for the sole purpose of carrying out the ta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Opinion on agreements for the transfer of personnel and property (R)

Article R1425-13

…rred to the departmental consultative commission, until the end of the period set out in article R. 1425-3, by the department, a commune, a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation

Article D2353-1

…rs of the participating companies to apply the provisions of articles L. 2351-2, L. 2351-7, L. 2352-14, L. 2352-15, L. 2353-1, L. 2353-3 to L. 2353-32 and L. 2354-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-12-1

When a company mentioned in article R. 5142-1 plans to close one of its establishments authorised in application of the provisions of article R. 5142-5, it informs the Agence nationale de sécurité san…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

Persons other than those referred to in Article L. 561-2 who, in the exercise of their profession, carry out, control or advise on transactions involving movements of capital, are required to report t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Waiver - Forfeiture

Article R623-37

A breeder whose rights may be forfeited pursuant to 1° and 2° of the first paragraph of Article L. 623-23 shall be given formal notice to put an end to this situation by means of a notification sent t…

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