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Showing 281290 of 42563 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-3-1992 n° 502

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-18

Holiday grants awarded by social organisations, in particular family allowance funds, agricultural social welfare funds, communal social action centres, pension funds, works councils, mutual insurance…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-18

For the works mentioned in Article L. 2412-1, project management contracts are awarded at provisional prices in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Book IV.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-18

The human body, at the various stages of its constitution and development, as well as the simple discovery of one of its elements, including the total or partial sequence of a gene, cannot constitute…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-18

The creditor shall reassess the borrower's creditworthiness, on the basis of updated information, before a significant increase in the total amount of credit is granted after the conclusion of the cre…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Collective decisions.

Article 1854-1

In the case of a merger of non-trading companies, if the Articles of Association provide for consultation of the shareholders of the acquiring company, such consultation is not required if, from the f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Temporary installations

Article R312-18

The mayor must refer the matter to the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee at least fifteen days before the date scheduled for the event for which the temporary installation is be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-18

Payment institutions shall provide their customers, and any other person who so requests, with all relevant information on the procedures for protecting the funds collected. Customers are informed of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-18

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be financially autonomous, within the limits of the proceeds of the contribution referred to in Article L. 612-20, the balance of which shall…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-18

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall demonstrate to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution that they make extensive use of their internal model and that it plays an important rol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2361-18

At the request of the purchaser, the successful tenderer may be asked to clarify aspects of its tender or to confirm the financial commitments contained therein. However, such requests may not have th…

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