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Showing 40214030 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory examinations.

Article R2132-2

…result in a health certificate being issued.II-After the examinations mentioned in I of article R. 2132-1, the doctor will issue, where applicable, a medical certificate stating that there is no cont…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-21

…d to beneficiaries of stateless status and members of their family, as provided for in articles L. 424-18 and L. 424-19, and providing proof of four years' lawful residence in France, will be issued w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-22

When the performance of the following services requires an execution time greater than the reference time specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an additional session fee un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-22

…social and governance factors, assessed according to criteria defined by the Supervisory Committee; 2° On the allocation of the savings to which the payments are assigned unless the holder expressly d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

…here this list includes assets other than units in the company mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-164, the plan rules provide for the setting up of a supervisory committee made up of representat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R23-2

…he recovery of the portion of the bond forfeited to the State in the case provided for in Article 142-2 (paragraph 2), a certificate from the court registry drawn up in duplicate stating the liability…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-23

…where the report presented by the Board of Directors at the General Meeting pursuant to Article L. 225-102 establishes that shares held by the company's staff and by the staff of companies affiliated…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority

Article R331-23

…rité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account of the guidelines it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to activities involving the broadcasting of amplified sound at high noise levels

Article R1336-2

…n, as well as the provisions of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 223

1. Legal entities and associations liable to corporation tax are required to file the declarations provided for the basis of assessment of income tax in respect of industrial and commercial profits (r…

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