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Showing 11411150 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Rates

Article A132-18

The rates charged by life assurance and capitalisation undertakings and by supplementary occupational pension funds include the undertaking's remuneration and are based on the following elements : 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-18

Companies may carry out capital increases reserved for members of a company savings scheme.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Implementing provisions.

Article L4532-18

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

…dded tax pursuant to Article 256 A of the General Tax Code who make the first sale in France of medical devices defined in Article L. 5211-1 of this Code and in vitro diagnostic medical devices define…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-18

…gréées d'usagers du système de santé (National Union of Approved Associations of Users of the Healthcare System) referred to in article L. 1114-6 is made up of the associations of users of the healthc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-18

The third paragraph of Article L. 145-47 is deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-18

The third paragraph of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-18

…prosecutor, either on his own initiative or following a complaint from any interested party, shall carry out any useful investigation. If necessary, the Public Prosecutor will institute proceedings a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-18

…l financial statements, the management report, the text of the proposed resolutions and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements, the Group management report and the statutory auditor'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Sales in shops or factory depots.

Article R310-18

…one of the names mentioned in Article L. 310-4, shall make available to the officials authorised to carry out inspections any document proving the origin and date of manufacture of the products sold d…

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