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Showing 52015210 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial and prudential rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds

Article A385-1

I. - The preference shares included in the solvency margin referred to in 1° of I of article R. 385-1 must meet the following conditions:a) These securities carry financial rights defined by the artic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 10: Reimbursement of costs and expenses

Article A743-18

I.-The travel expenses mentioned in a of 5° of I of article Annex 4-8 shall be reimbursed at a flat rate for the distance travelled on both the outward and return journeys, equal to the price of: 1° 1…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-4

…R. 221-14 and R. 221-19 are applicable to the precautionary seizure o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-27

…s on this same list referred to in the Commission's decision, where applicable, pursuant to article R. 812-17: -National law relating to companies in difficulty; -European and international law relati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-34

…h a case file relating to one or more of the tasks likely to be entrusted to a judicial administrator. The mark is assigned a coefficient of 2. The mark is weighted at 2. > An oral examination consist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-4

…not apply to handwritten signatures collected in digital form by the device referred to in Article R. 49-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article A312-10

The Commission nationale de sécurité des enceintes sportives, referred to in article R. 312-22, comprises, in addition to its Chairman: 1° Seven representatives of the State, ex officio members:a) Two…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 258 A

I. - By way of derogation from the provisions of I of Article 258: 1° The place of supply of goods dispatched or transported from France to another Member State in the context of intra-Community dista…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Annexes to article D3512-9-5

Article Annexe I

…ndertaking to transmit the results of the analyses to the public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 of the Public Health Code as quickly as possible;- its undertaking to inform the public e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-1

…fficers may also receive immediate payment of the fixed fine or the deposit provided for in article L. 121-4 of the Highway Code, when the official report is drawn up using a secure electronic device…

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