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Showing 50815090 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for compensation by substitution of the Office.

Article R1142-60

When, in application of article L. 1142-15, the Office is substituted for the insurer of the person responsible for the damage, the victim is compensated under the conditions set out in articles R. 11…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R*761-6

The competent administrative authority in the cases provided for in 1° of article R.* 732-3 is the State representative.However, the competent administrative authority in these cases is the Minister o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-6

Breaches of the rules on remuneration mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 222-5 are punishable by a fine of €7,500. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L222-6

…commitment, the contractual terms and conditions as well as the information mentioned in article L. 222-5. They are provided to the consumer in accordance with the legislative and regulatory provision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-62

…derantly real estate investment company, less the distributable sums defined in I of article L. 214-69.The initial capital of a société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-6

…und by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. In addition, members of the Steering Committee, groups o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-61

If there is more than one body of bondholders, they may under no circumstances deliberate at a joint meeting.Any bondholder has the right to attend the meeting or to be represented at the meeting by a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-21

If the person claimed voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision or house arrest under electronic surveillance or if, after having been released without judicial supervision or house a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-61

…r the conditions and according to the thresholds set by the document provided for in Article A. 211-63-1, with regard to the quality of budgetary internal control: The following are subject to approva…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Children with variations in genital development

Article L2131-6

…he specialised centres of reference for rare diseases, under the conditions laid down inarticle L. 1151-1. This consultation establishes the diagnosis as well as the possible therapeutic proposals, in…

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