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Showing 34613470 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-42

…spensing of medicinal products, taken from the pharmaceutical record referred to in article L. 1111-23 ; f) Data relating to organ or tissue donation; g) Data relating to the advance directives referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-14

…gations set out in Chapter I of Title VI of Book V, to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…records of the meetings held by the deliberative body and by the bodies referred to in article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code in order to identify any deliberations or decisions that may hav…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-5-2

…h of the same years. However, for the contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 132-23, the company indicates the transfer values instead of the surrender values. The proposal or draft…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-25

When filing in accordance with I of articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, companies meeting the definition of micro-enterprises within the meaning of article L. 123-16-1, with the exception of the companie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-13

…ents;5° Maintaining good order at fairs and markets;6° Policing bathing pursuant to article L. 2213-23 of this code;7° De police de la conservation dans les dépendances domaniales incorporées au domai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-4

…documentation of the audit of accounts, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-230. Documentation of the audit of accounts Introduction 01. The statutory auditor shall establish f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-24

…ion and consumption to formally take a position on the compliance with articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 of the commercial guarantee it intends to implement. The purpose of this formal statement is to p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-4

…re not allocated to this subsidiary accounting system shall be transferred to it before 1 January 2023. The insurance undertaking shall ensure that this transfer is not detrimental to the interests of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article D351-1

…powers devolved to the specialised commission mentioned in the third paragraph of article 7 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountains and those devolv…

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