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Showing 23712380 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-86

…king up the cinematographic programme, the date and time of the screening concerned, for each price category, the following information: 1° The number of the first admission ticket issued; 2° The numb…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-8

I.-The box referred to in article L. 132-5-2 is placed at the top of the insurance proposal, draft contract or notice. It must not exceed one page in size and must contain the following information, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article L4132-8

…Regional Council meets at the initiative of its Chairman, at least once every three months, at a location in the region chosen by the Standing Committee.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-8

…administrative, executive and supervisory bodies, are jointly and severally liable for any damage caused by the omission of a mandatory mention in the Articles of Association, as well as by the omis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-8

…icle 515-11 of the Civil Code, is subject to the conditions and procedures laid down by l'article 1136-5. In the event of refusal of authorisation as well as for the purposes of enforcing a court deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-8

Advertising to the public for a medicinal product mentioned in article L. 5122-6 as well as advertising campaigns to the public for vaccinations are subject to prior authorisation from the Agence nati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-84

The regular practice of medicine, in any form whatsoever, within a State administration, a local authority or a public establishment must be the subject of a written contract, except in cases where th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-8

The purchaser may not accept an economic operator proposed by the candidate, tenderer or holder as a subcontractor if it is placed in a case of exclusion mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2391-8

In the case of a contract with instalments, an advance is paid to the contractor for each instalment completed under the conditions set out in sub-section 1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-8

…to the disclosure of their identity data and the non-identifying data referred to in Article L. 2143-3 or who do not respond to the Commission's request may still consent at a later date by applying…

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