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Showing 69216930 of 53863 articles for Art. Rép. Cherki: AN 24-1-2017 n° 94515

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-1

Where a contract referred to in Article R. 342-1 provides that management expenses are not fixed for a period exceeding five years, and where the insurance undertaking does not assume an investment ri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-14

A foreign national who has been authorised to reside in France on the basis of family reunification under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of Title III, who has entered France legally and whose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1443-1

Undermining or attempting to undermine either the free nomination of candidates for the appointment of labour tribunal members, or the independence or proper performance of the duties of labour tribun…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-15

Staff who meet the conditions required to be eligible to vote may stand for election, with the exception of permanent or non-permanent staff who do not have one year's seniority with the Centre nation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-104

…imum of twenty-four months from the date of notification to the beneficiary. In exceptional circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned period may be extend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Quality of execution of transactions

Article L420-17

…the public at least once a year, free of charge, data relating to the quality of execution of the transactions executed on it.These periodic reports shall include detailed information on the price, co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Employee member of the board of directors or supervisory board of a company

Article L2436-1

Dismissal of an employee representative on the board of directors or supervisory board of a public-sector undertaking, a public limited company or a partnership limited by shares, in disregard of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10-1

…of Article L. 422-1. The Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle monitors compliance with this obligation. A decree in the Council of State shall determine the nature and duration…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-10-1

…Article L. 310-2 are foreign undertakings having their registered office in the Swiss Confederation and mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 310-1. For the application of this book, the companies ment…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18-1

Professionals who are not established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who sell or offer for sale the services menti…

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