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Showing 19611970 of 27836 articles for Art. Décret n° 2021-300 du 18 mars 2021

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Resolution of banking crises

Article R784-12

…he decreeR. 613-40, R. 613-42 to R. 613-45No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015R. 613-46 to R. 613-46-2n° 2020-1703 of 24 December 2020R. 613-46-3 and R. 613-46-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 613-46-5 an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L922-1

To articles L. 225-177, L. 225-179 and L. 233-11, the words: "the date of publication of the loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001" are replaced by the words: "the date of publication of the l'ordonnance n°…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-7

…personnel, agreement without prejudice, protected person, possession, administration, trafficking, adulteration, fault, no fault or negligence, no significant fault or negligence are defined in Annex…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-38

…n the context of the health crisis, to the revival of ambitious film, audiovisual and multimedia production and to the development and consolidation of a fabric of companies established in France offe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article L211-1-1

…t has been taken out with a new insurer. A decree will specify the nature of the proof and the procedures for implementing this article. The insurer is obliged to reimburse the insured for the part of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

…shall apply to the following group actions initiated on the basis of Title V of Act No 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century: 1° The action initiated on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

…se of the case or proceedings on presentation of the detailed account provided for in article 12 of décret n° 2005-790 du 12 juillet 2005 relatif aux règles de déontologie de la profession d'avocat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…ional revaluations of the flat-rate amount of the revenu de solidarité active according to the procedures defined in II and III of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Gu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-26 : 1° Classification…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…R. 123-222, R. 123-232 and R. 123-234-1 are applicable in their version resulting from Decree no. 2021-1500 of 17 November 2021; 2° Book II, with the exception of Articles R. 229-1 to R. 229-26 and…

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