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Showing 59916000 of 22276 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 February 2022

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: College of supervisors

Article R613-2

Before inviting a supervisory authority from a third country to participate in one of the colleges of supervisors mentioned in Article L. 613-20-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Property damage

Article R126-2

I.- Property insurance contracts covering damage to the bodies of rail, air, sea, lake and river vehicles and to goods transported are excluded from the scope of article L. 126-2 .However, the followi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

The minimum required solvency margin for undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 and authorised to operate simultaneously in at least two or more classes mentioned either in 1 and 2 or in 20 to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 : Tariff

Article 777

Free transfer duties are set at the rates shown in the tables below, for the net share accruing to each entitled party: Table I Tariff of duties applicable in direct line : FRACTION OF NET TAXABLE SHA…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-145

…the domiciliation of the company on its premises pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 123-168;5° For the performance of obligations imposed on registrars by the registry service in the inter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-3-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-11)

Article Annexe 3-3-1

CANDIDATE FOR THE EXAMINATION FOR ACCESS TO THE TRAINEESHIP PROVIDED FOR IN 4° OF ARTICLE R. 321-18 AND ARTICLES R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 OF THE CODE OF COMMERCEI, the undersigned ......................…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

…pt general medicine: from among the tenured teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospitals and university centres…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-3

…tion measures provided for in Chapter V of Title II of Book VI of this Code, in Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 précitée ou, dans le régime antérieur à cette loi, au titre II de la loi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…icle L. 1110-3 is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Act no. 2022-295 of 2 March 2022. Article L. 1110-4, with the exception of III bis, shall apply in the versi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…° of Article L. 6123-5, in particular the national reference framework provided for in Article L. 6316-3; 3° The recommendations referred to in 10° of Article L. 6123-5 in accordance with the provisio…

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