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Showing 31013110 of 20916 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 29 June 2022 – no. 20-11.952

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…nal property ;26 Damage to agricultural property ;27 Natural disasters ;28 General civil liability ;29 Legal protection ;30 Assistance ;31 Miscellaneous pecuniary losses ;32 Damage to property resulti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…L. 421-29 of the same code or the long-stay visa valid as a residence permit mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article A321-8

The examination tests are oral and take place in public session. The Conseil des Maisons de Vente provides the secretariat for the jury. The examination, the syllabus of which is set out in Appendix 3…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1536

Any natural or legal person may refer a matter to the judicial conciliator instituted by the decree of 20 March 1978 relating to judicial conciliators, without any formality.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…cist or as a person legally authorised to assist him, contrary to the provisions of article L. 5125-29; 4° Soliciting orders from the public; 5° Receiving orders for medicinal products and other produ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-48

…L. 421-29 of this code, or the long-stay visa valid as a residence permit mentioned in 11…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…de Rennes ;27° Centre hospitalier régional de La Réunion ;28° Centre hospitalier régional de Rouen ;29° Centre hospitalier régional de Saint-Etienne ;30° Centre hospitalier régional de Strasbourg ;31°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-161

Non-advertised or non-solicited venture capital mutual funds in existence on 30 June 1999 follow the rules applicable to professional venture capital funds, with the exception of the rules relating to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-81

…rticles 52 or 63 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or other instruments that may be fully converted into core capital instruments or amortise…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 231-1

…servation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulation No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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