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Showing 36413650 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-19

…isk occurs, the insurer must provide the service specified in the contract within the agreed period and cannot be held liable beyond that period.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-19

The commission totals the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16. Any ballot paper submitted in a form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-3

…representatives referred to in article L. 1453-4 is drawn up in each region by the regional prefect and published in the regional prefecture's recueil des actes administratifs. The list includes in pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations.

Article D441-3-1

…classification as financial contracts within the meaning of III of Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or stipulations which provide for the conclusion of a financial contract to dete…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-37-1

…ement court or the sentence enforcement judge shall notify the sentenced person, before his release and the installation of the device provided for by article 763-12, that this placement cannot be imp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-37-2

…y be determined by the sentence enforcement judge after the judicial supervision judgment has been handed down, as long as this determination occurs before the release date. To determine the sentenced…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-40-3

…712-8.The suspension is valid for a maximum of three months. It may be renewed under the same terms and conditions if the sentenced person's state of health so justifies.The obligations to which the s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1843-5

In addition to the action for compensation for loss suffered personally, one or more partners may bring the corporate action for liability against the managing partners. The plaintiffs are entitled to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-14

…ocate lapses if its beneficiary has not exercised it by notifying the surviving undivided co-owners and the heirs of the predeceased within one month of the day on which he was given formal notice to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-18

…his authority. He may delegate some of his powers relating to the Agency's missions mentioned in 5° and in the eleventh paragraph of article L. 1413-1 to agents appointed to carry out functions of adm…

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