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Showing 40914100 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-9

…ith the procedures laid down in Article 31 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014; 2° Inflation, including that affecting expenses and claims; 3° All payments to policyh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-9

…holdings necessary for the implementation of research projects or the exploitation of their results;9° The agreements referred to in article L. 6162-5;10° Internal regulations;The Chairman of the Boar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-5

The allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year.The allowance is paid monthly if its monthly amount exceeds 100 euros. If the amount of the allowance is less than 100 euros, payment is made in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Controlled declaration system

Article 96 B

…o determine the limit above which the controlled declaration is compulsory pursuant to I of Article 96. If this limit is exceeded, the non-trading profit is subject to a controlled declaration and the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-92

…n concerned is registered for a national or international sporting event, the chairman of the panel may reduce the time limit provided for in the first paragraph, with the agreement of the parties.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-9

…in order or if no observations are made to remove the objections, it is rejected. The notification may be accompanied by a proposal for rectification. This proposal is deemed to have been accepted if…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-9

I. - The AMF Board may delegate authority to its Chairman and, if he is absent or unable to act, to another of its members, to take individual decisions falling within its remit, with the exception of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4112-9

The declaration provided for in Article L. 4112-7 must be sent to the Conseil national de l'ordre of the profession concerned before the first services are provided. It includes information relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4321-91

Independently of the personal medical file provided for in article L. 161-36-1 of the Social Security Code, the masseur-physiotherapist keeps a personal file for each patient; it is confidential and c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-2

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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