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Showing 37413750 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts, when the policyholder or subscriber exercises his surrender option less than two months after the substitution referred to in article L. 160-11, the ind…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-17

…tings of the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration in an advisory capacity.The Director General may be assisted by members of the establishment's staff who attend mee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-17

…nfusion with such a product. No container or packaging which has contained these medicinal products may be reused to receive products intended for human or animal consumption.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1435-16

…ammes and the dissemination of good practice;2° Actions in the field of health promotion, health education and the prevention of disease, risk behaviour and environmental risks, in particular therapeu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-17

…this authorisation is subject. This decree also lays down the conditions under which an opposition may be lodged by third parties before the courts of the judicial order.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment and role of the rapporteur

Article R4126-17

…president appoints a rapporteur from among the members of the disciplinary chamber. The rapporteur may not be chosen from among the councillor-members of the departmental council that lodged the comp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Payment of the tax

Article 1635 quater T

The development tax and, where applicable, its instalments are paid to the beneficiary local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation in accordance with procedures specifi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 G

…me from assets is established, controlled and collected in accordance with article 15 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article R733-17

The remote location device required to be worn by foreign nationals placed under mobile electronic surveillance pursuant to article L. 733-14 is approved by the Minister of Justice, who ensures that i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-17

The period for examining the application for authorisation is set at ninety days from the date of receipt of the complete dossier. This period may be extended by ninety days if the Director General of…

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