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Showing 48714880 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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-15

…ccordance with the corresponding provisions of the installation standards mentioned in Article R. 4215-14 and their application guides, are deemed to meet the requirements of this chapter.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 942

Minors and adults under guardianship will not be reimbursed for failure to accept or publish donations; except for their recourse against their guardians, if necessary, and without reimbursement being…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 927

Nevertheless in all cases where the testator has expressly declared that he intends such a legacy to be discharged in preference to the others, this preference shall take place; and the legacy which i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 943

The magistrate in charge of investigating the case may: - order, even of his own motion, any investigative measure; - order, where appropriate, under penalty of a fine, the production of documents hel…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-15

…cinematographic works mentioned in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-14

…wing conditions: 1° In vitro diagnostic medical devices included on the list mentioned inarticle L. 165-1 of the Social Security Code or covered by the list of acts and services mentioned in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-166

Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 is required to: 1° Record all adverse reactions suspected of being due to a medicinal product o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182-1

A copy of the form required to renew the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-b. This form specifies the list of documents required to renew the declaration. When…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-15

The scope of services relating to the services provided for in articles L. 2224-13 et L. 2224-14 is set by the municipalities or their groupings as part of the waste prevention and management plans pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-15

…e Executive Chairmen terminate from the date of the court decision taken pursuant to article L. 237-14 or the dissolution of the company, whichever is later.

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