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Showing 53615370 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-32

…hat territorial chamber of commerce and industry. IV.-When the permanent delegation provided for in 3° bis of Article L. 711-3 has been entrusted to it by the regional chamber of commerce and industry…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…European Union, other than the home Member State, in which an undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-1 or in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 has a branch or provides services. For life insurance an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 A

…fifteen years and whose construction is completed after the date of publication of the loi n° 62-873 du 31 juillet 1962;3° Communications satellites;4° Buildings exclusively intended to host exhibiti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-3

…ntermediary agent: 1° Credit institutions and finance companies; 2° Portfolio management companies; 3° Investment firms; 4° General insurance agents registered under the same number in the register re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-34

…of the Supervisory Board is considering taking one of the measures provided for in Articles L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, it will inform the person concerned of the measures envisaged and the reasons it co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-35

…temporary exemptions enjoyed by new constructions as well as the premises referred to in articles 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code in respect of property tax on built-up properties are offse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial imbalance

Article D6143-39

…Director of a public health institution to present a recovery plan in application of Article L. 6143-3 when he considers that the financial situation so requires, or when one or more of the following…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-3

…or the application of Article L. 771-2: 1° Shall not apply: a) The last paragraph of Article L. 711-3 ; b) The 3rd and last paragraphs of article L. 711-4 ; c) The second paragraph of Article L. 732-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2446-3

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia :1° 3° of article L. 2222-2 is replaced by the following provisions:3° In a place other than a health establishment satisfying the condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…ion training leave provided for in article L. 2145-5, or the training plan mentioned in article L. 6312-1 for the training actions mentioned in 2° and 8° of article L. 6313-1 ; 2° For employers : a) T…

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