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Showing 46414650 of 22073 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 31 Mar. 2015 – no. 14-10.346

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L3334-2

…an may be set up without using the services of the institution mentioned in I of article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006, when this plan is not offered in the territory of another Member Stat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-12

…which: a) Carry on the occupational retirement provision business referred to inArticle 7 of Order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006; b) Or are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de rés…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-3

…al reserves of contracts in categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12 and 16 mentioned in article A. 344-2 at 31 December of the previous financial year; and- the sum of technical interest allocated to the cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3141-22 : 1° The continuous fraction of at least twelve working days is allocated during the period from 1st May…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HV

For the assessment of corporation tax, cash subscriptions, made from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2028, to the capital of approved capital companies, subject to corporation tax under the condition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-18-4

…le by a fine of €15,000 per offence. These provisions do not apply to cinerary sites created before 31 July 2005.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-41

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may refuse to provide the information requested by a Member State only if there are grounds for supposing that providing it : 1° Would undermi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-7

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the organiser of a sporting event or competition responsible for the data processing defined in article R. 3…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-35

When the victim lives overseas or abroad, the time limits set by articles R. 211-31 and R. 211-32 are extended by one month. The time limit given to the insurer to make an offer of compensation is ext…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on insurance policies

Article 1004

…ministration publishes a list of foreign insurers with a responsible representative on the previous 31 December in the Journal Officiel.

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