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Showing 22712280 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is informed by the supervisory authority of a host Member State where an insurance or reinsurance undertaking with its head office in France o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-11

No reconciliation or connection within the meaning of the article 33 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-13

…uchers and mandates.The authorising officer produces the statement of outstanding commitments as at 31 December of the financial year ended.Outstanding commitments from the operating section are carri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…n mentioned in the first paragraph is deemed to be duly authorised. II. - The provisions of section 3 of this chapter, other than articles L. 522-17 and L. 522-18, do not apply to the institutions men…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-9

The programme or commitment authorisations and any revisions thereof shall be presented by the President of the Assembly of French Guyana. They are voted on by the Assembly of French Guiana when adopt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-11

…applying systemic cancer drug treatments under the conditions set out in 1° of II of article R. 6123-90-1, have at least one practitioner with a university degree in continuing medical education or c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article D221-113-1

…written contract is signed between the subscriber and one of the bodies mentioned in article L. 221-32-1 when a share savings plan is opened to finance small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-sized…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-11-1

…g the administrative staff of the chambers of commerce and industry referred to in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the admini…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article D221-113-5

…the company issuing the securities registered in the plan, referred to in a) of 2 of Article L. 221-32-2, are assessed under the conditions defined in Articles 1, 3, 5 and 6 of Annex I to Commission R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-112-1

For the purposes of 2° of article L. 5143-2, the following definitions apply 1° "Prohibition on keeping a dispensary open": The prohibition on any veterinarian from preparing extemporaneously, and dis…

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