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Showing 15911600 of 48687 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2011 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 October 1984 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 21 March 2000 · Cass. com. 12 December 1972 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 July 2010 n° 09-12.055

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Implementing provisions.

Article L7124-21

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will determine the application of articles L. 7124-1 to L. 7124-11.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-21

…electronic money institution to prepare accounts in consolidated form, pursuant to article L. 526-37, is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties

Article 1204

An obligation may be incurred by promising the act of a third party. The promisor is released from any obligation if the third party performs the promised act. If he does not, he may be ordered to pay…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-93

…ratio between the amount of the aforementioned appropriations and the number of works which, at 31 December of the previous calendar year, met the conditions for receiving a direct allocation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-21

When it is found that a fair or market, even a simple supply market, constitutes a serious disturbance to general traffic because it is held on a site that is wholly or partly within the rights-of-way…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-3

The certificate referred to in article R. 211-21-2 is issued by the insurance undertaking within a maximum of fifteen days of taking out the contract and renewed when subsequent premiums or portions o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-21

The time limits provided for in articles 1031-12, 1031-13 and 1031-16 are increased under the conditions provided for in article 1023.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-15

Any change in the name of the source, the owner or the operator, without any change in the operating conditions, must be declared to the Prefect. In the event of a transfer, the person newly holding t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-150

…A steering committee, whose tasks are specified in the agreement referred to in II of article L. 6147-16, is responsible for drawing up the partnership medical project referred to in article R. 6147-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of a State nursing diploma.

Article D4311-21

…ointed for this purpose by the Minister for Health. For the institutes mentioned in article D. 4383-7, inspections may be carried out jointly with inspection and control officers under the authority o…

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