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Showing 15411550 of 31689 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15-5-2007

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-153

Each survivorship association must be wound up within one year of its expiry. Associations in the event of death must be wound up at the end of each year.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-15-1

The legal representative of the company shall notify the president of the competent council of the Ordre des pharmaciens, by any means that provides proof of its date of receipt and within one month o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-15

In the event of an accident at work or occupational disease, the junior doctor is entitled to leave for the entire period of incapacity to work until full recovery, consolidation of the injury or deat…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-155-1

The rights in rem referred to in 1° of I of article L. 214-36 are : 1° Ownership, bare ownership and usufruct ; 2° emphyteusis ; 3° easements; 4° The rights of the lessee under a construction lease or…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-15

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Judicial Court, after collecting, where appropriate, the observations of the investigating judges and the presidents of the criminal divisions, draws up, every two y…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-15

The summary data on the financial situation of the territorial collectivity of French Guyana provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 71-111-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operati…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-101-15

The summary data on the financial situation of the territorial collectivity of Martinique provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 72-101-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operating…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies A

I. Individuals who are members of a professional non-trading company may benefit from the provisions of Article 151 octies for net capital gains on contributions, on which they are personally taxable…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-15-1

The sub-committee on supplementary social protection referred to in 5° of article R. 2272-10 is composed as follows: 1° The minister responsible for social security or his representative, chairman; 2°…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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