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Showing 18011810 of 70423 articles for Art. L 232-23 · Art. A 123-61 · C. com. Art. L 227-2-1

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-23

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall draw up documentation describing the details of the design and operation of their internal model. This documentation shall demonstrate that the undertaking…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-23

A société d'exercice libéral is subject to the disciplinary provisions applicable to the profession of pharmacist. It may not be the subject of disciplinary proceedings independently of those brought…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Remuneration.

Article R6152-23

Practitioners receive, after service has been rendered, as evidenced by the monthly duty roster, validated by the head of department or, failing that, by the head of another internal structure:1° Mont…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quinquies

I.-The beneficiary of the income and sums subject to the withholding tax provided for in article 119 bis (2) and articles 182 A bis and 182 B may request that the tax thus paid be refunded to him, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Announcement of results and disputes relating to the election of consular judges.

Article R723-23

The list of voters signed by the chairman of the committee provided for in article L. 723-13 remains deposited for eight days at the clerk's office of the commercial court, where it is communicated to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Checking gases and regulators

Article R4461-23

The employer shall ensure, by carrying out an analysis or having an analysis carried out, and before their use, that : 1° that breathing gases supplied by compressors comply with the occupational expo…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-23

The judicial representative shall be allocated, for the verification of claims, a fee determined by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3 per claim, other than wage claims, entered on the stateme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-6

YEAR NUMBER of requests by potential beneficiaries which enabled the insurer to identify the death (article L. 132-9-2) TOTAL AMOUNT and number of contracts for which the policyholder has been identif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-23

Statutory auditors who have not carried out an audit certification engagement for three consecutive years and who have not complied during that period with the obligation provided for in I of Article…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-7

A mention of the decision to change the sex and, where applicable, the forenames is made in the margin of the birth certificate of the person concerned, at the request of the public prosecutor, within…

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