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Showing 35413550 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 Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

…g company and the acquired companies, without holding all of them, and the provisions of Article L. 236-11 do not apply:1° The merger need not be approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Negotiations

Article 1112-1

…duty to inform may result in the annulment of the contract under the conditions set out in articles 1130 et seq.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-11

…the event of non-compliance with the quality limits defined by the order referred to in article D. 1332-2 being observed during the monitoring of the installations referred to in I of article D. 1332…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-12

…be calculated. Price increases are only possible if they are the direct consequence of a change in: 1° The price of passenger transport resulting from the cost of fuel or other energy sources; 2° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-11

A fixed-term contract which continues to be performed by both parties after its term is deemed to be converted into a contract of indefinite duration. Where the agency contract is of indefinite durati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-11

The marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8 may only be granted for a blood-derived medicinal product when it is prepared from blood or blood components collected under the condition…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-14

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article sh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-12

…received from the insurer for the same head of loss and within the limits provided for in article 31 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985. They must take action within two years of the claim for payment…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-14

…act or the same lot of a contract both for economic operators who meet the conditions of article L. 2113-12 and for those who meet the conditions of article L. 2113-13. A purchaser may not reserve the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-14

The public prosecutor may apply the provisions of Article 723-15 and this sub-section for prison sentences with a remaining balance of more than one year if, as a result of the pre-trial detention ser…

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