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Showing 17511760 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Copies

Article 1379

…nseil d'Etat, is presumed reliable until proven otherwise.If the original remains, its presentation may still be required.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-15

…tatives with an explanatory notice, in return for a receipt, specifying: 1 How the agency operates; 2 Medical checks on the child; 3 The selection procedure for users; 4 The conditions under which the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admissibility of methods of proof

Article 1362

…son contesting an act or from the person he represents, renders probable what is alleged. The judge may consider as equivalent to prima facie evidence in writing statements made by a party at his pers…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Minister for Culture

Article L326-13

The Minister responsible for culture may refer the matter to the competent court in the event that there are real and serious grounds for dissolving a collective management organisation.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the intervention of the fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from undertakings providing medical liability insurance

Article R427-13

…or appointed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in application of articles L. 326-1 and L. 326-2, or by the competent authorities of the home state of an insurance company whose r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-15

The Board of Directors may delegate certain of its powers to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 10°, 18° and 20°, with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-4

…or she is assisting, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a draft agreement, which may not be signed, on pain of nullity, before the expiry of a period of reflection lasting fifteen d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

…1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the authorised and sworn agents mentioned in article L. 331-14 may record acts likely to constitute infringements provided for in articles L. 335-2, L. 335-3, L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-15

…evenue : a) Payments from the State, the European Union and the funds mentioned in articles L. 6331-2, L. 6331-4 and L. 6241-3 ; b) Repayments of advances and loans; c) Proceeds from the investment of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-15

…ny reported incident or risk of incident likely to be due to an in vitro diagnostic medical device; 2° Declaring without delay to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament…

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