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Showing 14211430 of 19016 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 September 2018

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-20

…nature that meets at least the requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-81

When, pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 221-26, the competent administrative authority intends to penalise an infringement of the rules laid down by this article by forfeiting the interes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-90

…ther by post or electronically, in accordance with the procedures set out in Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting for the ele…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458 bis

…that sell periodicals to the public as agents registered with the commission referred to in Article 26 of Law No. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical publication grouping…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-7

…on. III. - The reference to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications is replaced by a reference to the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Insurance scheme

Article L351-5-1

…iquelon fall within the jurisdiction of the courts referred to in Article 8 of Order no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the Depart…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

Where, in accordance with Article R. 356-26-1, a subsidiary with its registered office in another Member State has been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-2

…entitled to the title of patent attorney on the date of entry into force of the Law No. 90-1052 of 26 November 1990 relating to industrial property are automatically entered on the list provided for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-107

The associations of mutual insurance companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-3 are governed by the provisions of Section IV of this Chapter, with the exception of Articles R. 322-93 to R. 322-106-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions applicable to the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy

Article L2565-1

…artin and Saint-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe), the rate of the tourist tax referred to in Article L. 2333-26 is set at 5% of the price received for each night's stay, whatever the type and category of accom…

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