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Showing 27212730 of 18997 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 27 Sept. 2005 – no. 03-18.579

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of accounts carried out by several statutory auditors, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-200. Principles applicable to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-42

…forbidden access; 7° Data relating to the access authorisations mentioned in 8° of article R. 1111-27 of this code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-1

…1° "Act of terrorism": the acts defined in Article 1(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

Articles R. 4127-1 to R. 4127-21, R. 4127-23 to R. 4127-84 and R. 4127-95 to R. 4127-112 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe II

…an auditor chosen from the list drawn up pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 58 of Decree no. 85-1389 of 27 December 1985, with a deputy, after consulting the Compagnie nationale des commiss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-1

…sport services, under the conditions provided for in articles 19 quinquies to 19 sexdecies A of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, provided that such participation is j…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

…a result of information communicated to it under Articles L. 561-15, L. 561-25, L. 561-25-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 and L. 561-29. This objection may also be extended, in advance, to the execution of an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…4 Personal property damage ;25 Damage to professional property ;26 Damage to agricultural property ;27 Natural disasters ;28 General civil liability ;29 Legal protection ;30 Assistance ;31 Miscellaneo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

…g time corresponding to full-time work or at least equal to the period mentioned in article L. 3123-27. It may vary over all or part of the period covered by the contract without exceeding the legal w…

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