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Showing 50415050 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 Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Surveillance and rescue organisation plan

Article A322-16

…d rescue organisation plan, transmitted in accordance with the conditions set out in article D. 322-16. The operator must ensure that these staff are able to apply the said plan.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12

All open-ended loans, other than occasional loans, granted by a credit institution or finance company to a company may only be reduced or interrupted following written notification and the expiry of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-12

In Article L. 621-84, the obligation on the court to take account of the provisions contained in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 331-7 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code means the following requir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Action by the administrative authority

Article D1233-12

The request referred to in article L. 1233-57-5 is sent by the social and economic committee, or, in the event of negotiation of an agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 by the representative…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L132-16

Any contract concluded as a result of an unlawful commercial practice mentioned in article L. 121-12 is null and void.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on the presence of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances

Article R412-16

…tering establishments is accompanied by a document bearing the information mentioned in article R. 412-12.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-15

…at the collective management organisation has taken all the measures provided for in article L. 324-14 to identify and locate the beneficiaries, these sums are deemed to be part of the sums that canno…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article L623-15

…h the procedures and within the period set by the judge, the decision referred to in article L. 623-14, when it is no longer subject to ordinary appeal or to an appeal to the Supreme Court, shall be t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R*150-4

In the event of a draw, the sums repaid must be either equal to or increase with each successive draw, without exceeding the capital repayable at maturity. Draws may not be made more than once a month…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-15

The authorisation holder ensures that data from professional practices is collected and analysed with a view to improving practices and managing radiotherapy risks.

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