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Showing 42914300 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Borrowings by social housing management bodies

Article R753-14

I. - In application of 2° of I of article L. 753-9, the variable interest rates on loans taken out by the bodies mentioned in this article with credit institutions are indexed or vary according to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-15

…of the majority of the shares of a co-owned vessel alone triggers the application of article L. 173-14.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals against judgments on jurisdiction and the merits of the case

Article 91

Where the court has declared that it has jurisdiction and has ruled on the merits of the dispute in the same judgment given at last instance, the judgment may be appealed against solely on the questio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-121

In the cases provided for in II, the fourth paragraph of III and V of Article L. 1333-9 when an authorisation is issued under Article L. 1333-2 of the Defence Code, the information on the means and me…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-4

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-5 to L. 224-25-9 relating to the formation, modification and duration of the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-12

Persons bound by an agreement or arrangement may bring any action to obtain performance of the commitments entered into and, where appropriate, damages against other persons or organisations or groups…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-6

…one month of the first dispute. The summons reproduces the terms of the second paragraph of Article 1281-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-12

The committee of experts shall communicate its decision in writing to the persons exercising parental authority or, where applicable, to the minor's guardian, as well as to the doctor in charge of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-127

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 814-126, the transfer of shares shall be publicised by filing in the Trade and Companies Register two certified copies of the summons sent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-15

For the application of articles L. 6211-19, L. 6222-2, L. 6222-3 and L. 6223-4, the percentages are calculated on the basis of the previous calendar year and, in the absence of a full calendar year of…

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