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Showing 37113720 of 46373 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 May 2010 – no. 09-13205

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-4

…l investment fund has several sub-funds, the application of the rules mentioned in articles R. 332-14-2 and A. 332-3 of the Insurance Code is assessed on a sub-fund-by-sub-fund basis. An undertaking m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-4

The specific characteristics of the premises may be affected by extrinsic elements consisting of accessory premises, ancillary premises or outbuildings, let by the same lessor and likely to be used in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-4

…Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 313-7, with the exception of its 2 and 3 Law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-8 to L. 313-10 Order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-4

…of the department's representatives to the commission and the elections provided for by the decree no. 96-1005 of 22 November 1996 relating to the installation of the first boards of directors of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checking radiation protection instrumentation

Article R4451-48

…nce with their use. This check is carried out or supervised by the radiation protection advisor. It may be followed, if necessary, depending on the deviation found, by an adjustment or calibration car…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-40

…ise and Performance Centres based in the region, in respect of the missions set out in article L. 114-2 or their representatives; g) A president or general manager of a higher education establishment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-44

…roduction" group:-set modelling: 5 points;-character modelling: 5 points;-animation and set design: 4 points;-animation: 20 points;-rendering and lighting: 8 points;-digital assembly and special effec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-4

…of the diversification provision unit, up to its minimum value. For the application of article R. 342-3, allocations and reallocations of assets intended to complete the representation of the commitm…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-42

…he article 157 of the code of criminal procedure.In exceptional circumstances, the person concerned may choose an expert from outside the lists provided for in the first paragraph of article 157 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-49

I. - The composition of the National Enforcement Committee is communicated to the respondent, who may request that one of its members be challenged if there are serious grounds for doubting the member…

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