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Showing 10111020 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-94

…not adequately reflect the risks, the risk committee, or the mechanism mentioned in Article L. 511-89, shall inform the body of the credit institution to which the branch belongs that exercises superv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-8

…he deposit is made in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of article R. 49-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-9

…tional health medical record should end before the period mentioned in articles R. 4412-55, R. 4426-9 and R. 4451-83, the retention of the record is extended until the deadlines provided for by these…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-99

The start-up capital of mutual insurance companies, the amount of which is set by the articles of association with no minimum amount required, is made up solely of payments made by members to enable t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds belonging to an insurance group and a financial conglomerate

Article L385-9

Supplementary occupational pension funds belonging to a group within the meaning of Article L. 356-1 are subject to group supervision under the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of Title V of Book II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-1 A

As an exception to the third paragraph of article L. 2122-8, if the seat of one or more municipal councillors becomes vacant, for any reason whatsoever, between the date of publication of the decree o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-8-1 A

I.-Pre-treatment by disinfection means any physical or chemical disinfection process associated with a change in the appearance of waste from healthcare activities involving infectious risks and simil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-8-1 B

I.-A disinfection pre-treatment facility is any technical unit in which one or more disinfection pre-treatment devices are used. Without prejudice to the provisions of the Environment Code on faciliti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-90

The collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy builds, acquires or rents the property necessary for the operation of the fire and rescue service. The financing of the fire and rescue service is the responsibili…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-91

A risk analysis and coverage plan for the local authority draws up an inventory of the risks of all kinds to the safety of people and property faced by the fire and rescue service and determines the o…

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