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Showing 26612670 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-6

Each year, in accordance with the procedures defined by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, undertakings must send the Autorité a detailed annual report on their operations and any s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-66

The notice of meeting shall include the company name, possibly followed by its acronym, the form of the company, the amount of share capital, the address of the registered office, the information prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity

Article R1321-6

The request provided for in Article L. 1322-1-1 shall mention the provision(s) on which the Labour Inspector's assessment is sought. It shall be accompanied by the text of the internal regulations and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-6

Payment systems and payment service providers shall be permitted to process personal data where this is necessary to ensure the prevention, investigation and detection of payment fraud. The communicat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-6

As soon as an act of terrorism occurs, the public prosecutor or the competent diplomatic or consular authority informs the guarantee fund without delay of the circumstances of the event and the identi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-6

The consumer is only bound by his signature. By way of derogation from the first paragraph and the first paragraph of Article L. 221-25, if the consumer who moves into a site solicits a supplier and w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Initiation of compulsory enforcement proceedings

Article L722-6

The penalty of deportation from French territory imposed on a foreigner guilty of a felony or misdemeanour pursuant to articles 131-30 to 131-30-2 of the Criminal Code is enforceable under the conditi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-69

The persons responsible for testing under article L. 232-11 receive initial and ongoing training.The content of the training, the qualifications of the persons in charge and the procedures for assessi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-68

Approval for persons responsible for testing under article L. 232-11 is granted by the French Anti-Doping Agency under the conditions it defines.No person may obtain the authorisation provided for in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-6

The National Committee comprises six members with voting rights:1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat or a magistrate of the Cour des Comptes, serving or retired, holding at least the rank of Conseiller d…

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