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Showing 491500 of 14329 articles for Art. CE 8-11-1978 n° 8603

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-11

The administrator or, failing this, the liquidator shall report to the official receiver on the execution of the acts enabling the plan to be implemented in accordance with Article L. 642-8. When he h…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-11

…ted undertakings. This proportional share corresponds to: a) Where the first method is used, the percentages used to prepare the consolidated financial statements; or b) Where the second method is use…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-16

Where the wearing of a mobile anti-collision device provided for in article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code is requested by either of the parties, any information relating to the family situation shall be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trial period.

Article L1242-11

The following provisions do not apply during the trial period:1° the commencement of the contract as provided for in article L. 1242-9 ; 2° Early termination of the contract as provided for in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11

…deemed to be professional clients within the meaning of article L. 533-16, for all investment services and all financial instruments:1. a) The credit institutions referred to in article L. 511-9 ; b)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L784-11

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-118

During the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall perform acts and take decisions in matters :

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions.

Article R3423-11

…e fine is applied as many times as there are employees paid under illegal conditions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code. In the ev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-11

Advertising for the substances mentioned in article L. 1221-2 is prohibited. Medical information and information intended to indicate the location of depots do not constitute advertising. By way of de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-11

An employee who carries out his professional activity outside any establishment, with the exception of the employees mentioned in article D. 1232-10, is entitled to have the hours spent carrying out t…

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