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Showing 36513660 of 49710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23-2-1999 n° 422

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R541-2

For the application of article R. 541-1 in New Caledonia: 1° A l'article R. 512-16-7, the words: ", without prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 512…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-24

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution temporarily suspends, restricts or prohibits the free disposal of all or part of the assets of a supplementary occupational retirement fund, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

The collective company retirement savings plan must be able to receive the payments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 224-2, made in cash. The plan must also be able to receive sums from the compul…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

When a child's filiation is established with regard to both parents no later than the day of the child's birth declaration or subsequently but simultaneously, the parents choose the surname to which t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 X

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-2

…nd third paragraphs of this article shall apply from 1 January 2005. Articles 104 to 111 of the loi n° 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabilités locales shall apply to the tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 2

Heading 2 - Staff costs (1) (2)(1) When accompanied by an administrative certificate by which the authorising officer attests to the signature of the contract, the dematerialised supporting documents…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-25

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which general-purpose investment funds must inform investors and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26

Where one or more sub-funds are formed within a general-purpose investment fund, they are individually subject to the provisions of this Code governing that fund.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article D232-20

At the first meeting following their appointment, each member of the College of the French Anti-Doping Agency takes the following oath: "I swear to fulfil my duties as a member of the College of the F…

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