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Showing 16611670 of 65128 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 October 1989 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 July 1993 · Cass. com. 1 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 June 1981 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 November 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-12

…of the body of the ordre or, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of I of article R. 4441-4, by the president of the Conseil national.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-14

For the purposes of applying article L. 561-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code to life insurance or capitalisation contracts, where the insurance undertaking is unable to meet the obligations set ou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-144

…r the Management Board, as the case may be, shall indicate in the report provided for in Article L. 225-177 the reasons for granting options to subscribe for or purchase shares and the proposed terms…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

Article R1333-140

…wal of the registration or authorisation issued in application of the third paragraph of Article L. 1333-31, the Nuclear Safety Authority shall prescribe to the person responsible for the nuclear acti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-14

If the beneficiary fails to meet his or her contractual commitments, the local mission's legal representative, after giving the person concerned the opportunity to present his or her observations, may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-14

When the special contribution is payable by the persons mentioned in Article L. 8254-1, it is determined and collected in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 8253-1, R. 8253-7, R. 8253-8, R.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1187

…ulted, under the same conditions, by the services in charge of the measures provided for in article 1183 of this code and to the articles 375-2 and 375-4 of the Civil Code. On completion of the invest…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1154

Where the representative acts within the limits of his powers in the name and on behalf of the principal, the latter alone is bound by the undertaking thus contracted. Where the representative declare…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1157

Where the representative misuses his powers to the detriment of the principal, the latter may invoke the nullity of the act performed if the third party was aware of the misuse or could not have been…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1160

The representative's powers cease if he is incapacitated or disqualified.

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