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Showing 72317240 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-43

The management company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. Articles L…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-4-2

…accidents, this rate is set at 10% of the compensation payable by them. However, this rate may be reduced to 5% when the accident was caused by a vehicle used by the State or by a foreign State. It is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-11

In article L. 626-14, the reference to article 28 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration is replaced by a reference to the provisions applicable in the territory and relatin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-4

I.-The grouping's unified medical commission carries out, in accordance with the same procedures, all the tasks and powers conferred by the present code on the grouping's medical commission and the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Similar biological medicinal products

Article R5121-9-4

Decisions to include a medicinal product on the reference list of similar biological groups, to amend these decisions and to remove it from this list are published on the website of the Agence nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-47

Natural persons and legal entities whose activity consists of the manufacture of dishes for consumption on the premises may apply at the time of their registration to be registered as a business in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article L123-42

The decision to enter a piece of information or the declaration that a document has been deposited in the Trade and Companies Register, the Special Register of Commercial Agents or the Special Registe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-43

Registrations of information and filings of documents in the national register of companies are validated, for the natural persons mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36, by the President of the regiona…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-4

…e of any nature whatsoever, concerning the formation or performance of the contract of carriage, or due to an incident occurring during and in connection with the carriage, the condition of the object…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-4

When, during the course of the contract, an economic activity begins, the beneficiary must register the business, if such registration is required by the nature of that activity. Prior to any registra…

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