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Showing 58015810 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-6

…ghtholder as a result of this use. This compensation is fixed by agreement between the organisation and the rightholder. It may take account, where they exist, of agreements or tariffs in force in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

…e Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-6

…period during which the convicted persons must continue to pay their staff the salaries, allowances and remuneration of any kind to which they were previously entitled is set by the court. In the case…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3611-6

The metropole of Lyon is represented in all public establishments, bodies, commissions and organisations in which the départements are represented by right, where applicable after adapting the rules g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-68

The public establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry adopt internal regulations relating to their organisation and operation, which set out, among other provisions:1° The oper…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-6

…il may take back the appropriations corresponding to this surplus as operating revenue in the cases and conditions defined by decree.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation

Article A123-64

If the activity undertaken cannot be carried on without administrative authorisation, with the exception of the case of non-renewal of that authorisation, the Registrar shall inform the competent admi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work stoppage.

Article R4731-6

…isation to resume work on the grounds that the measures taken to put an end to the cause of serious and imminent danger are inadequate or insufficient shall be notified in the form and within the time…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3-1

…le 397-3. Pre-trial detention may only be ordered for one of the reasons provided for in 2°, 3°, 5° and 6° of Article 144. Where the person has been taken into custody or kept in custody, the last two…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2193-6

…cate of transferability has been submitted with a view to the assignment or pledging of receivables and cannot be returned, the contractor must provide proof either that the assignment or pledging of…

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