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Showing 501510 of 43435 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 31-3-2016 n° 14-24.556 FS-PBI

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-31

The conditions of application of this section, in particular for determining the signature process appropriate to the nature of the document, are specified by the reference systems defined in article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV : Insurance for the acquisition of immovable property by means of life annuities.

Article L132-31

The nullity of contracts in which one of the provisions of article L. 132-30 is not observed may be requested by any interested party and by the Public Prosecutor.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article L172-31

Actions arising from the insurance contract are time-barred after two years.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-31

The obligations resulting from article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-31

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Autorité de la concurrence, specifies the terms of the association contract provided for by articles L. 212-29 and L. 212-30. This co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Calculation for foreign operations

Article 211-31

Sums are calculated on the basis of the exploitation abroad of the works mentioned in article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-31

I.-Publicly accessible libraries, museums, archive services or institutions holding film, audiovisual or sound heritage wishing to exploit unavailable works under the conditions mentioned in the first…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-31

The provisions of this section do not apply to distance contracts for financial services governed by the Chapter II of Title II of Book II of this Code, as well as canvassing and the remote provision…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-31

The decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons referred to in Article L. 531-26, that of the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 531-27, or the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-31

The town council approves the administrative accounts presented to it annually by the mayor. It hears, discusses and approves the management accounts of the tax collectors unless they are finally sett…

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