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Showing 961970 of 52948 articles for Art. CE 27-1-2017 n° 391817

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119-1

…of their articles of association at the town hall of the municipality in which their registered office is located, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2131-1 of the Labour Code. Within one…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-1

…d of directors of an entity in the network as referred to in III and IV of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body shall provisionally appoint the persons responsible for carrying out their duties until…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-1-1

…tements, tables or documents referred to in Article L. 355-1 are based on accounting data, the balances of the accounts used by the company must relate to them, either directly or by aggregation.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-1

…ied out with the guarantee of the State, the special conditions, in particular tariffs, of reinsurance treaties and insurance contracts are set by the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance in accordance with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D331-1-1

…artistic property pursuant to Article L. 331-1of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Article D. 211-6-1 of the Judicial Organisation Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R*122-1

The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect, have jurisdiction over the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum under the conditions defined in articles 11-1 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-1-1

…the budget for the current year is known.During the year, one or more twelfths may be paid in advance of the normal rate if the department's available funds are temporarily insufficient. Additional a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1-1

In order to benefit from the insurance allowance under II of article L. 5422-1, prior to resigning, the employee requests professional development advice from the institutions, bodies or operators men…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-136-1

…itor, and all documents relating to the description and valuation of the contributions, including a certificate stating that no new circumstances have arisen that would alter this valuation, shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-117-1

…ness day before the opening of the subscription period or, if this day is not a trading day, the preceding trading day, and until the second business day before the end of the subscription period or,…

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