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Showing 50015010 of 22762 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Jan. 2014 – no. 13-10151

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-57

…e valid are defined in Article 361 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 A

…pital companies, venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Ordinance No. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier.

Article R513-12

Pursuant to Article L. 513-13, the slip used to transfer the loans referred to in Article L. 515-13 (1) to a société de crédit foncier must include the following information: 1° The name of the deed o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

When, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-39

The list of claims mentioned in I of Article L. 641-13, brought to the attention of the administrator where one has been appointed or of the liquidator, pursuant to IV of the same article, shall be fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-37

…particular the detailed plans of the areas reserved for spectators as provided for inarticle R. 331-21. All non-reserved areas are strictly forbidden to spectators.A modification of the homologation i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-8

…d in Article L. 612-2, drawn up in the French language, subject to the provisions of Article R. 612-21.Where one of the documents mentioned in the previous paragraph is missing, the applicant shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-39

…replaced within a period of three months in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 321-21. In the event of a vacancy in the seat of an appointed member and his alternate, they shall be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-20

In the absence of a collective agreement, any work performed between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is considered to be night work and, for the activities mentioned in Article L. 3122-3, any work performed between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions

Article L5842-17

I. - The articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-20, first paragraph, and L. 5212-21 to L. 5212-23 and L. 5212-25 are applicable to French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the…

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