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Showing 56915700 of 24422 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Sept. 2011 – no. 10-21.623

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-21

The valuation referred to in article L. 313-20 consists of determining the value of the property after analysing all the documents provided by the lender that are useful for carrying out the valuation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-49

The rules of procedure referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 specify the rules of organisation, operation and professional conduct within the Autorité des mar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent derogations for young workers

Article R4153-52

…to be assigned to work involving manual handling within the meaning of Article R. 4541-2 exceeding 20% of their weight if they have been found medically fit for such work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-21

The time limits set by articles R. 7343-16 and R. 7343-18 to R. 7343-20 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II. Declarations made by insurance companies, provident institutions, associations and mutual societies

Article 1649 ter

…h year in respect of these contracts:1° For non-redeemable life insurance contracts taken out since 20 November 1991, the cumulative amount of premiums paid between the policyholder's seventieth birth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-25

…enetic characteristics or identification of a person by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes;20° Hospitalisation at home ;21° Interventional radiology.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…yers and the sums paid out or to be paid out to winners. The sums wagered by players from 1 January 2020 are defined as sums wagered from the date on which the event or events on which the game is bas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-2

…h the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to management companies covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exception of the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-3

…the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to management companies governed by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exception of the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L773-8

…ight-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 512-85 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 512-86 and L. 512-86-1 law no. 2009-715 of 18 June 2009 L. 512-87 t…

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