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Showing 50115020 of 36918 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 Feb. 2014 – no. 12-14.466

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-4

I.-The declarations referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 include the information essential for the recipient bodies to exercise their prerogatives or for registration in the registers or busines…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4

…3° Maternity protection, maternity and paternity leave, childcare leave, leave for family events; 4° Conditions of secondment and guarantees owed to employees by temporary employment agencies; 5° Ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-4

I. - When a healthcare professional who has ceased to be covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, applies to be entered on the roll of a professional association or on one o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-4

…sks inherent in the insurance or reinsurance activity to which the equalisation adjustment applies; 4° The underlying contracts of the portfolio of insurance or reinsurance commitments do not give ris…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-47

For the assessment of the 60% quota set out in I of Article L. 214-30 : 1° The numerator is made up of the subscription or acquisition price of the securities or rights in the portfolio and the book v…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

…0% per month.Interest for late payment is not due when the increases provided for in 1 of article 224, 9 of article 266 quinquies C and 3 of article 284 quater apply.II.In the event that the taxpayer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-4

The insurance provided for in article L. 211-1 must include cover for civil liability extending to all the territories of the Member States of the European Community as well as to the territories of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-4

…ivities carried out in application of measures taken in accordance with articles L. 3131-1 or L. 3134-1 is provided by the Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrog…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-4

…e president of the administrative court to have the detention decision provided for in article L. 754-3 annulled within forty-eight hours of being notified, in order to contest the reasons given by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-45

…adopted or adopted it.The execution balance of the special statement referred to in article L. 2511-41 is carried forward ipso jure.The municipal council or the Paris council decides on the account of…

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