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Showing 24012410 of 20584 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 June 2025 – no. 24-10.440

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

…te donation, the practitioner shall ensure that the health safety rules set out in articles R. 1211-25 to R. 1211-28 are complied with. The practitioner mentioned in the first paragraph ensures that t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Review of balance sheets

Article 45

…rovisions). 3. The right to revise balance sheets is withdrawn in respect of price changes after 30 June 1959 (1).

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-46

…t managing the file shall send the Ministry of the Interior the notice provided for in articles 706-25-10 and R. 50-54. Following registration of the declaration of any cross-border movement, the depa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

In the case provided for in article L. 25-1 of the Highway Code, as stated in that article, "the insurer of the owner of the vehicle is obliged to guarantee, within the limits of the contract, compens…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-32

Notice of the hearing is sent to the parties at least thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-3

Articles L. 214-24-34, L. 214-24-41, L. 214-24-55, R. 214-32-33, R. 214-32-35 and R. 214-32-40 as well as the provisions of this paragraph are applicable to each of the sub-funds of the fonds communs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…es for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and investment aid zones for small and medium-siz…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-6

…e: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-7 with the exception of its 2 and 3 Law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-8 to L. 313-10 Order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 313-12 Order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Director.

Article R1142-52

The Director is appointed by decree on a proposal from the Minister for Health, for a renewable three-year term.He is responsible for managing the institution. He performs all acts that are not reserv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-23

The provisions of article A. 811-24 are applicable to judicial representatives.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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