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Showing 40914100 of 20693 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 avril 2013 n° 09-10583

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

…he Council of 14 June 2017, as well as securitisation undertakings mentioned in I of Article L. 214-167, for which the rate is set at 0.008 per thousand.These rates apply to the net assets of:a) Frenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 relating to devices incorporating products of human or animal origin, or in the manufacture of which products of human or animal origin are involved…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-2

The practice of acts, procedures, techniques and methods relating to the groups of products mentioned in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-15

…corporate officers who are natural persons within the meaning of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, nor personal data that relate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…e zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income tax or corp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article R533-18-5

…procedures provided for in II, by their consolidating company, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, established in France or when it is published by their consolidating comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1-1

…icular to compliance with the fundamental principles of bioethics set out in particular in articles 16 to 16-8 of the French Civil Code, the effectiveness and reproducibility of the procedure and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

…R. 431-16 of the same code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

…ther than personal data for which he complies with the obligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, which has been provided or cr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-2

The selection of the units of account mentioned in article R. 131-1-1 is reserved for: 1° Subscribers or members considered, after evaluation, to have the experience, knowledge and skills necessary to…

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