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Showing 941950 of 1159 articles for Art. n° 85-15336

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-4

…tember 1953;13° Le groupement interprofessionnel des fleurs et des plantes à parfum créé par la loi n° 41-3408 du 16 juillet 1941 ;14° The mixed syndicates provided for in Book VII of Part 5 of the Ge…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article R352-29

I.-The Minimum Capital Requirement shall be calculated in accordance with the following principles:a) It shall be calculated in a clear and simple manner, and in such a way that the calculation can be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D591

In accordance with the terms and conditions set out in an agreement between the Ministry of Justice and the national representative organisations of the Bars and Law Societies, the parties' lawyers ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-69

I. - The sums distributable by a société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L710-1

…regional chamber of commerce and industry, do not have legal personality.As an exception to the loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'un statut du personnel admin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe VI

…orks;- compliance of effluent collection with the requirements defined in application of the décret n° 94-469 du 3 juin 1994 modifié;- conformité des équipements d'épuration aux prescriptions définies…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R385-2

I. - The minimum required solvency margin is determined, according to the nature and type of guaranteed benefits offered in the contracts, in application of the following provisions: 1° For guarantees…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-58

…year, the first allocation authorised by a General Meeting after the date of publication of the loi n° 2008-1258 du 3 décembre 2008 en faveur des revenus du travail may only take place if the companie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L2223-44

…l and inter-communal undertakers in existence on 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relative à la…

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