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Showing 20312040 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-12

Life assurance undertakings 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 co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

I. - The following shall be entered automatically in the register: 1° Decisions, taken in safeguard or receivership or judicial liquidation proceedings for companies opened on or after 1 January 2006:…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

I. - The second group comprises the following three categories of cinemas:1° Category C: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban uni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

1. The net gains referred to in I of article 150-0 A are made up of the difference between the effective price of the transfer of the securities or rights, net of the costs and taxes paid by the trans…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-12

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-10

…nner.A joint order by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Transport sets out the technical specifications for ensuring the reliability and security of the recording of validated data, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the collection of parking charges by a contracting third party

Article R2333-120-11

…sation may be used, under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article L. 1611-7-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-9

…al court in the place of their administrative residence or, failing that, their domicile or, in the case of agents of the contracting third party not established in France, in the place of the head of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-8

No one may be appointed to issue payment notices for the post-parking charge or continue to carry out this activity if they do not meet the following conditions:1° Be of French nationality or a nation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-15-2

Where it is available, the certified information referred to in Article L. 4311-15-1 serves as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in Article L. 4311-15.

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