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Showing 28112820 of 19407 articles for Art. Cass. com. 29 novembre 1982 n° 81-13117

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-157

I. - Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and the first paragraph of Article L. 214-24-34, the fund rules or the articles of association of the specialised professional fund sha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L775-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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

Article R356-26-1

Where a supervisory authority of another Member State transmits to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a proposal similar to those mentioned in II or III of Article R. 356-26 with res…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II. Declarations made by insurance companies, provident institutions, associations and mutual societies

Article 1649 ter

I. - The insurance undertakings, provident institutions and unions mentioned in I of Article L. 132-9-3 of the Insurance Code, as well as the mutual insurers or unions mentioned in Article L. 223-10-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-5

I. - In addition to their obligations under Article 23 of the above-mentioned Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, any responsible person and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000: 1° For any person who manufactures or packages cosmetic products, to open or operate an establishment for the manufacture…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-19

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall collect, under the conditions defined by order of the Minister responsible for the economy, the information referred to in c and d of Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-7

Except where human or animal health grounds preclude it, parallel import authorisation is granted if the following conditions are met:1° The veterinary medicinal product is obtained from a company aut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-2

…ment referred to in I are those which, on the date of entry into force ofOrdinance no. 2022-1075 of 29 July 2022 on the development of climate risk management tools in agriculture, are marketing contr…

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

Article R131-1-2

…me "ELTIF" pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds, to subscribers who allocate a premium equal to…

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