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Showing 13511360 of 50455 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10 February 1987 n° 85-13.262 · Cass. com. 12 June 2007 n° 06-14.872 · Cass. com. 16 May 1995 · Cass. com. 27 May 2015 n° 14-14.744 · Cass. com. 12 December 1995 · Cass. com. 21 May 1996 · BOI-ENR-DMTOM-10-10-10 et -10-20-10

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-7

Divorce gifts made to descendants of different degrees may include the agreements provided for in articles 1078-1 to 1078-3.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-10

The guarantee deposits referred to in 3° of article R. 343-1 may be represented on the assets side by the company's claims on depositors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-107

The liquidator may only exercise the powers of attorney entrusted to the company if he is authorised to do so by the court that granted them.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ventures.

Article D4113-102

…on of a joint venture of doctors, dental surgeons or midwives referred to in Title II of Act no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions in the form of companies sh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-10

Laboratories may be contracted by the French Anti-Doping Agency to analyse the substances and detect the processes mentioned in article L. 241-2.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-100

…the mutual's contribution to the establishment of the "unions" provided for in article L. 322-26-3 may be deducted from this fund.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-10

Decrees or orders approving establishments as general shops may include authorisation for the operator to open a public sales room for wholesale goods.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-103

The safety register and reports may be kept and stored on any medium under the conditions set out in Article L. 8113-6.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the availability of employee rights.

Article L3324-10

…payment of all or part of the corresponding sums under conditions laid down by decree. The request may be made on the occasion of each payment made in respect of the distribution of the special profi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-10

No person may exercise, directly or indirectly, in law or in fact, on a voluntary or remunerated basis, sports management or training functions either in an association or company employing sportsmen…

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