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Showing 90919100 of 45952 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 31-3-2021 n° 19-25.903 F-D

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-32

The subtenant may apply to the principal tenant for renewal of its lease to the extent of the rights that the principal tenant itself has from the landlord. The lessor is called upon to assist in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-30

The list of medicinal products of major therapeutic interest mentioned in article L. 5121-31 for which a stock shortage or a risk of a stock shortage is identified or has been declared to the Agence n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to group preventive recovery plans

Article L613-37

I. - Where it is responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis, the college of supervisors shall communicate the preventive group recovery plans referred to it pursuant to VII of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-150-2

Agreements organising the emergency management of patients are concluded between the holders of the authorisation performing the interventional activity and the establishments authorised to practice e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-5-1

The first president of the court of appeal and the public prosecutor, together with the presidents of the judicial courts and the public prosecutors within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, org…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-37

The contribution payable by companies with fewer than eleven employees is paid in three instalments, on 30 April, 31 July and 31 October each year. The amount of each instalment is equal to a quarter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-1

Online services enabling victims, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3-1, to lodge complaints by electronic means, hereinafter referred to as "online complaints", with the criminal invest…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories:1° In article R. 2111-9:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 5°, the words: "the other technical standards…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stay of proceedings.

Article 380

The stay decision may be appealed with the permission of the first president of the court of appeal if there is a serious and legitimate reason. The party wishing to appeal shall refer the matter to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: The economic, social and environmental database

Article L2312-36

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-21, a regularly updated economic, social and environmental database brings together a range of information that the employer makes ava…

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