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Showing 52015210 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-16

…s and conditions for awarding the contract, in compliance with the principles set out in article L. 4122-2-1, with the exception of those relating to the obligations inherent in a purchase under a for…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification procedure.

Article D332-4

…onth of receipt of the complete application for classification, the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 will take the classification decision in the category for which the assessing body referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-4

…c body, the persons concerned or, failing this, their debtors or the persons designated by articles 205, 206, 207 and 212 of the Civil Code shall sign an undertaking to pay the costs of all kinds rela…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-4

Local authorities and their groupings shall determine the nature and amount of any guarantees imposed on companies receiving aid and their managers.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Emancipation

Article 413-5

…ered to the emancipated minor under the conditions provided for respectively by articles 387-5 et 514.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-49

…mplementation of the indexation mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-4

Permissions de voirie are issued by the representative of the State in the département, after the mayor has given his opinion in cases where he is not responsible for issuing them himself.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-4

Even where the non-performance of the contract is the result of gross negligence or wilful misconduct, damages only include what is an immediate and direct consequence of the non-performance.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-4

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 237-5, a decision shall be made, in summary proceedings, by the president of the judicial court of the place where the property is locate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls.

Article R814-49

Where controllers show negligence or incapacity in the performance of their duties, they are liable to have their approval withdrawn without prejudice, where appropriate, to disciplinary proceedings.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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