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Showing 34813490 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 Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application

Article A322-147

This section applies to establishments which organise sport parachuting or wind tunnel freefall activities.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory negotiation procedures

Article L2242-14

The first meeting will specify 1° The place and timetable of the meeting(s) ; 2° The information that the employer will provide to the trade union delegates and to the employees making up the delegati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14

Any driver of a vehicle referred to in article L. 211-1 must, under the conditions set out in the articles of this section, be able to produce a document giving a presumption that the insurance obliga…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-14

The effective annual rate of insurance is not mentioned for hire-purchase and hire-purchase transactions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-14

The city council or the Paris council consults, within the time limits set out in article L. 2511-13, the arrondissement council on the amount of subsidies that the city council or the Paris council p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation by merger.

Article R229-14

…ion of the société européenne for one of the reasons mentioned in the sixth paragraph of article L. 229-3 may be requested in court by any interested party.The court decision ordering the dissolution…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and membership

Article R1253-14

An employers' group may be set up to make replacements available to: 1° Managers of farms or businesses mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 722-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 2° Managers of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-14

…and to the inspectors of the social security bodies and social institutions mentioned in article L. 1251-49. Within ten days of obtaining or renewing the financial guarantee, the temporary employment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-14

The chairman is responsible for policing the meetings.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-14

…ets voted by nature correspond: a) Investment section: to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 of the nomenclature by type, with the exception of the accounts for "Retained earnings", "Pr…

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