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Showing 21012110 of 51351 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-3-2014 n° 13-11.651 F-D

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1317

Among themselves, the joint and several debtors contribute to the debt only each for his or her share. He who has paid more than his share has recourse against the others in proportion to their own sh…

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

Article D6124-177-32

The coordinating doctor specialises in cardiovascular medicine or physical and rehabilitation medicine, and in this case has proven training or experience in cardiology. In the latter case, the author…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Negotiable bonds - Special schemes

Article 131 ter

1. Special series of bonds issued abroad before 1 January 1976 by French companies, corporations or enterprises with the authorisation of the Minister for the Economy and Finance shall be subject, for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-13

The period of secure voluntary mobility is set out in an amendment to the employment contract, which sets out the purpose, duration, effective date and term of the mobility period, as well as the peri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Impossibility of performance

Article 1351-1

Where the impossibility of performance results from the loss of the thing due, the debtor put on notice is nevertheless discharged if he proves that the loss would have occurred in the same way if the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-13

The Association may carry out statistical surveys to improve its knowledge of the market. To this end, each member shall provide the Association each year with data relating to the organisation of its…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-13

When the representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-12 uses a platform as a self-employed worker to carry out his professional activity, the commercial contract may only be terminated at the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Type-approval examination

Article R1333-139

I.-The installation is subject, at the expense of the person responsible for the nuclear activity, to an acceptance examination during which the conformity of the premises where the radionuclides, pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-13

The service listed under number 137 of the table referred to in article A. 743-8 gives rise to the collection of the following fee: SERVICE NUMBER (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) SUB-CATEGORY BENEFI…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-13

The Direction Générale de la Consommation, de la Concurrence et de la Répression des Fraudes communicates to the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé the declarations of…

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