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Showing 39713980 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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1082

A note of the divorce or legal separation shall be made in the margin of the marriage certificate and the birth certificate of each of the spouses, in view of an extract of the decision containing onl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1081

The operative part of the decision shall mention the date of the application for divorce.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-18

The insured must declare any claim of which he/she is aware within the time limits stipulated in the insurance contract. The insurer may provide for a total or partial forfeiture clause if the insured…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation to inform air passengers of the identity of the air carrier.

Article R211-18

After the contract has been concluded, the contracting carrier or tour operator shall inform the passenger of any change in the identity of the carrier actually operating the flight segment(s) specifi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-18

Goods are insured without interruption, wherever they may be, within the limits of the journey defined in the policy.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R2151-18

Any organisation that stores embryos and embryonic stem cells for research purposes must be able to certify that the consents referred to in Article R. 2151-4 have been obtained.Where embryonic stem c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-18

Compliance with the conditions of this section is required of any collective or individual organisation as soon as it is no longer the personal practice of a practising doctor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-30

…g facilities on site: 1° A technical exploration centre equipped with echocardiography, stress test and telemetry facilities; 2° A technical rehabilitation centre equipped with a cardiac monitoring sy…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making available.

Article L7123-18

…nsible for the conditions under which the work is performed in accordance with the legal provisions and collective bargaining stipulations applicable at the place of work. For the application of these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-18

It is forbidden for any person exercising one of the activities and professions mentioned in article L. 7124-16 to employ children without carrying a birth certificate and without proving their origin…

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