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Showing 12411250 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-11

…osses, the portion of acquisition costs not recognised as a representation of regulated commitments and other intangible items, of the following items:1. However, preference shares as defined in artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1125 bis

Deeds and documents of any kind relating exclusively to the reconstruction provided for by the loi n° 71-1029 du 24 décembre 1971 of registers or documents kept in the registries of commercial courts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-11

…n practice not to use open-ended employment contracts due to the nature of the activity carried out and the temporary nature of these jobs; 5° Replacement of one of the persons mentioned in 4° and 5°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-11-1

…han those mentioned in 1°, that are exempt from gratuitous transfer duties pursuant to Articles 794 and 795 of the General Tax Code. The reduction provided for in the first paragraph may consist of re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-11

…les of procedure. It deliberates on the following matters 1° The general organisation of the agency and its consultative committees; 2° Multiannual strategic guidelines; 3° The performance contract si…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-11

…the sports agents' commission. The regulations governing sports agents set out the procedures, form and content of this application, as well as the documents that must accompany it.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-13

…nal measures of the divorce proceedings replace the measures of the protection order taken under 3° and 5° of the article 515-11 of the Civil Code which cease to have effect. As from the commencement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-11

…cending order by weight, of each ingredient included in the product; 3° The levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide emissions; 4° Where available, information on other emissions, their levels and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

…n referred to in article R. 2131-10 shall include at least the following information: 1° The nature and quantity of the services required. In the case of renewable contracts, it shall indicate the nat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Denunciation by one of the signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-11

Where the denunciation is made by only some of the signatory employers or signatory employees, it does not prevent the agreement from remaining in force between the other signatory parties. In this ca…

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