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Showing 60216030 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R*421-74

Interested owners must enclose the following documents and information with their claim for compensation:1. A certified copy of the deed of transfer by which they acquired the damaged property, accomp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7-1

…tor may not infringe the ethical rules of the profession of court-appointed administrator. Notwithstanding any clause in the employment contract, the salaried court-appointed administrator may refuse…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-7

…performer may not waive this right. However, a phonogram producer who employs fewer than ten people and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed two million euros is not req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-6

…121-12-1, the compassionate prescription framework is accompanied by a protocol for therapeutic use and patient follow-up. This protocol specifies in particular 1° The procedures for monitoring patien…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-7

In the event of a capital increase through contributions in cash, holders of non-voting preference shares are entitled to preferential subscription rights under the same conditions as ordinary shareho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article D822-7-1

…within the meaning of article L. 114 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (Social Action and Family Code) benefit from the accommodations made necessary by their situation. These accommodat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-71-1

The president of a public establishment in the network of chambers of commerce and industry may consult the members of its bureau, its general meeting and, for CCI France, its executive committee by e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-75-1

The arbitration clause and the arbitration agreement shall be concluded in writing by the authority of the establishment competent to enter into the contract which is the subject thereof pursuant to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-7

…thorised within the meaning of Articles 44 or 65 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 as amended on the Community code relating to veterinary medici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-7

When dispensing a medicinal product by unit, the pharmacist provides the patient with a printed version of the package leaflet referred to in Article R. 5121-148. By way of derogation from the previou…

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