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Showing 56215630 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-8

…e made by means of an amendment to the contract, by fulfilling the formalities set out in article 1690 of the Civil Code, or by testamentary instrument. When the insurer is informed of the death of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-8

I. - Approval may be granted by the Minister responsible for sport, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, for a renewable period of eight years, to federations which, with a view t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-82

Officers or agents of the judicial police authorised to carry out an undercover operation may, throughout the national territory, without being criminally liable for these acts: 1° Acquire, hold, tran…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-8

…equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts.The national councils of the orders may set up among themselv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R4162-8

The penalty is due for each full month during which the company fails to comply with the obligations mentioned in article L. 4162-3 from the date of the formal notice until the Labour Inspectorate rec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-8

The metropolis of Lyon is automatically substituted, for the competences set out in articles L. 3641-1 et L. 3641-2, to the syndicat de communes or the syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-8

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, which shall in particular lay down : 1° The administrative, budgetary, financial and acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-8

Providing samples of medicinal products is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000: 1° To persons not authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products in the context of in-ho…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II

Article L323-8

…L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code;2° The sanction provided for in 3° of article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code or the partial withdrawal of authorisation referred to in 6° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83

The replacement is appointed, for the remainder of the term of office, as follows: 1° When an elected full member of staff is unable to carry out his duties, for one of the reasons mentioned in articl…

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