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Showing 32213230 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-10

…has offered the online service provider a method in accordance with the second paragraph of II, it may refuse declarations made in another format. IV. - Within six months of the declaration, the body…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-10

The goods shall be brought into conformity within a reasonable period of time, which may not exceed thirty days following the consumer's request and without major inconvenience to the consumer, taking…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Declaration of exemptions

Article L1453-10

…t stipulating the offer of benefits whose value is less than the amounts provided for in article L. 1453-11 is subject to declaration by the person referred to in article L. 1453-5, who transmits the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-10

The purchaser may exclude from the contract award procedure persons who, by their application, create a situation of conflict of interest, where this cannot be remedied by other means.Any situation in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for risks associated with the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge.

Article R424-10

The Management Board is consulted on the Fund's draft annual accounts. It may be consulted by a joint referral from the ministers responsible for the environment, agriculture, the economy and the budg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-10

The territorial collectivity of French Guyana may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, designate public employees of the territorial collectivity to represent it within the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-106

The legal entities covered by a of Article D. 221-105 are the legal entities that were registered on the list of social and solidarity economy companies mentioned inArticle 6 of Law 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-10

…from these statements and which can only be obtained through access to the file of the proceedings may be used by a party having had access to this file solely for the exercise of the rights of defen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Obligations of the management company, the entity responsible for centralisation and the statutory auditor

Article L214-24-46

…o an investment services provider authorised to provide one of the services mentioned in article L. 321-1. The entity entrusted with this responsibility shall have appropriate and sufficient resources…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10

…plication, or of acts contrary to probity, honour or delicacy, even if they are extra-professional, may be subject to one of the following disciplinary measures: warning, reprimand, temporary or perma…

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