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Showing 29312940 of 31856 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 14 June 2000 · Cass. com. 18 January 2011 · Cass. com. 22 March 2017 · CA Versailles 21 December 2001 · Cass. com. 11 July 2000

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-18

…ch requires participants to meet at one or more points or to pass through, and which has no classification, set time or timekeeping;2° "Event": the bringing together of one or more motorised land vehi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-14

…o comply with the conditions under which that licence was granted, the patent owner and, where applicable, the other licensees may obtain from the court the withdrawal of that licence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-14

In the case of the renovation of schools, the rate of the grant awarded under the allocation for the construction and renovation of schools is limited to 80% of the subsidisable base..

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-3

…t is subject to approval by the Minister for Sport and the Minister for the Budget in the following cases: 1° The draft budget has not been communicated within the timeframe set out in I; 2° The budge…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 G ter

…tion tax has been obtained in return for compliance with a commitment or the production of a justification, failure to comply with the commitment or to produce the justification shall result in the ob…

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

Article L211-14

I.-The traveller may cancel the contract at any time before the start of the trip or holiday. In this case, the vendor may require the traveller to pay appropriate and justifiable cancellation costs.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-114

The report by the Board of Directors or the Management Board provided for in Article L. 225-135 shall state the maximum amount and the reasons for the proposed capital increase, as well as the reasons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-147

…artments of the social security bodies within whose territorial jurisdiction the establishment is located and, where appropriate, to the professional prevention body for the building and public works…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jumping sessions

Article A322-149

The organisation of jumping sessions takes into account the aerological and meteorological conditions. If changes in these conditions are likely to jeopardise the safety and health of jumpers, the per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-medical benefits

Article R6133-11

For the application of the fourth paragraph ofarticle L. 6133-6, medical procedures performed by medical professionals for patients covered by private establishments mentioned in d and e ofarticle L.…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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