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Showing 45614570 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

Where the contracting party has irrevocably opted for the delivery of securities, units or shares pursuant to 2° or 3° of article L. 131-1, and has expressly stated in the contract that this option do…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-8

Where the damage covered by an insurance contract is the result of a forest fire, the insurer may, if it is established that the insured has not complied with the obligations arising from articles L13…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article L341-19

The provisions of articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overdraft authorisation repayable within a period of more than one month and less t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-14

When the framework agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders provides for a minimum amount of more than 250,000 euros excluding taxes, or 50,000 euros excluding taxes when the holder is a sma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-1

…ents in civil and commercial matters designates the courts of a Member State without further specification, the court with territorial jurisdiction shall be that of the place where the defendant or on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Medical Risk Observatory.

Article D1142-65

The members of the Medical Risks Observatory mentioned in 5° to 12° of article D. 1142-59 are appointed by order of the ministers responsible for health, social security and the economy for a renewabl…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-15

The payment by the local authority of expenses relating to the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 7125-12 to L. 7125-16 may only take place…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-13

The data subject to publication on a website are as follows: I. - Data relating to an exhibition centre:The data mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of article A. 762-12. II. - Data relating to a commercial e…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

Persons who have lost French nationality due to marriage to a foreigner or the acquisition by individual measure of a foreign nationality may, subject to the provisions of article 21-27, be reinstated…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-19

…legal entity governed by public law. They are mainly made up of structures or groups of structures called "pôles France" or "pôles Espoirs" that meet the conditions set out in articles R. 221-20 and…

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