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Showing 42914300 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-15

Pursuant to the provisions of 9° bis of article R. 332-2, companies are authorised to hold the units or shares of companies whose object is strictly real estate, with the exception of companies whose…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-23

I. - When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution requires a supplementary occupational pension fund to submit a recovery plan pursuant to Article L. 612-32 of the Monetary and Financial…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-11

Direct subsidies contribute to the following promotional expenses, provided they are directly allocated to the promotion of works abroad, excluding the company's own operating expenses: 1° Dubbing int…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…mber 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 September in 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the aid granted pursuant to Articles 916-25 to 916-33 and the amounts of the subsi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The impact of multiple managers and transactions

Article L481-10

As an exception to article L. 481-9, a small or medium-sized enterprise is not jointly and severally liable to compensate the damage suffered by victims other than its direct or indirect contractors w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-22

The staff concerned by the obligation of professional competence mentioned in articles L. 314-24 and L. 314-25 are natural persons who work for the creditor and who are directly involved in drawing up…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1651 H

1. A Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires is hereby established.This commission shall be chaired by a member of the Conseil d'Etat appointed by the Vice-Presi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1686

Owners and, in their place, the main tenants, must, one month before the date on which their tenants move out, have the tenants represent them with the receipts for their council tax on second homes a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Lifelong vocational guidance

Article L6111-5

On the basis of quality standards drawn up by the region on the basis of specifications that it adopts, organisations may be recognised as participating in the regional public lifelong guidance servic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Accreditation Commission.

Article R1114-6

The term of office of the members of the Commission ends at the same time as the term of office or the duties in respect of which they were appointed. The members mentioned in b, c and d of 2° of arti…

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