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Showing 31413150 of 34663 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-4-1991 n° 89-17.151

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

The following persons shall be excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 82…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-4

Infringement may be proved by any means. To this end, any person having standing under this title shall be entitled to have carried out at any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate assisted by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

Apart from the case, punishable underarticle L. 411-7 of the Highway Code, of organising races of land motor vehicles on roads open to public traffic without authorisation, organising a concentration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-4

Provocation to commit the offence provided for in article L. 3421-1 or one of the offences provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-39 of the French Criminal Code, even if this provocation has not been…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-4

The cinematographic or audiovisual works for which the occurrence of a loss may give rise to the allocation of aid from the compensation fund meet the following conditions:1° Be eligible, depending on…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the private project manager

Article R2432-4

When the task entrusted to the project manager includes, in addition to assisting the project owner in awarding public works contracts, supervising the performance of public works contracts and assist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-4

I. - The regime of incompatibilities concerning councillors to the Martinique Assembly remains applicable to a councillor to the Martinique Assembly who resigns because he accepts the office of execut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Metallic coins.

Article R121-4

Credit institutions, La Poste, electronic money institutions, payment institutions carrying out euro coin processing operations and service providers carrying out these operations in the name and on b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-4

I.-Where the activity of entrepreneur of live performances is exercised by a natural person, that person is required to fulfil conditions of competence or professional experience.When the activity of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-4

I. - Participative finance intermediaries shall mention on their website, in a manner that is easily accessible from the first page, and in all correspondence and on all advertising media, with the ex…

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