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Showing 30613070 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L764-9

…umn of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 441-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central depositories

Article L762-9

…umn of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 441-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Levy on dividends

Article 117 quater

…within the meaning of article 4 B who benefit from distributed income mentioned in articles 108 to 117 bis and 120 to 123 bis are subject to a levy at the rate of 12.8% .For the calculation of this l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-11

…anel of four people from the list for the department in which the theory tests are held. Each panel may include a maximum of one representative of the consular chambers and one representative of the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-4

In the event of a tie between two or more organisations after application of Article R. 23-112-3, the seat is awarded to the employee trade union organisation that received the most votes in the profe…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-9

…for inter-municipal cooperation are counted by the commission set up in article 18 of the décret n° 96-1005 du 22 novembre 1996 relatif à l'installation des premiers conseils d'administration des serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-115

…d pursuant to article L. 214-101 ; 6° Forward financial instruments mentioned in III of article L. 211-1. II. - A société civile de placement immobilier and the companies mentioned in 2° of I may not…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-11

…to the third party mentioned in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-114

…aining substances or categories of substances with anabolic, anticatabolic or beta-agonist activity may only be administered to animals belonging to species whose flesh or products are intended for hu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-9

For the application of the fifth paragraph of Article L. 114-1 and the second occurrence of Article L. 114-2, the reference to the insured person is replaced by the reference to the employer or, where…

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