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Showing 20412050 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R*211-19

…ter of Transport sets the form in which the documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 and R. 211-18 must be drawn up.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Transitional provisions relating to the solvency margin.

Article R334-31

…s may only obtain an extension of their authorisation to operate in other classes mentioned in 1 to 18 of Article R. 321-1 if they can demonstrate that their solvency margin is at least equal to the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article D1237-4

The administrative authority referred to in article L. 1237-18-5 is the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment for the place where the registered office of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-61

Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 1221-18, the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre may distribute and supply labile blood products which it alone has available to Armed Forces hospitals f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…ing games marketed through a physical distribution network mentioned in the I of Article 137 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses and by persons w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-2

…h the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to management companies covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exception of the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-3

…the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to management companies governed by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exception of the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-25

…en the procedures for transmitting information to the funds mentioned in 3° of IV of Article L. 311-18 do not guarantee an appropriate level of confidentiality, the college of supervisors or the colle…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-24

…ntries mentioned in article L. 511-16 under the conditions defined in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-18.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-90

…ge delegated by him shall be assisted by a court clerk. The articles D. 49-13 to D. 49-17 and D. 49-18 are applicable.

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