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Showing 50415050 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

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

Article R332-6

…iums set aside in respect of a contract by an undertaking carrying on the operations referred to in 2° or 3° of Article L. 310-1 may be represented, up to 25% of its amount, by the acquisition costs d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3154-6

…agreement setting up the time savings account or by the regulations of the employee savings plans ;2° At the request of the beneficiary employee or his heirs, by payment, at any time, of all or part…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-5

…provided by any means, may be:1° That she presents herself publicly as belonging to the claimed sex;2° That she is known by the claimed sex to her family, friends or professional circle;3° That she ha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-6

…and indicates that the member of the group contract may also take out additional individual cover; 2° To attach to this document a notice drawn up by the insurer in accordance with the second paragra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-6

…visions applicable to the activities and veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5141-2, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'enviro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R811-62

…to the suspensive condition of the employee's registration on the list mentioned in Article L. 811-2 as a court-appointed administrator and his swearing in. The condition is deemed to have been fulfi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-6

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-25-18 relating to compliance procedures is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-60-1

An attendance sheet is kept at each meeting. Decisions taken at each meeting are recorded in minutes, signed by the officers and kept at the registered office in a special register. The particulars th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-6

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-60-1

…e management of jobs and staff appropriations under the conditions set out in the Order of 7 August 2015 on the budgetary rules of the bodies.

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