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Showing 37613770 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 Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Compensation for ecological damage

Article 1247

…ements or functions of ecosystems or to the collective benefits derived by man from the environment may be compensated in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Title..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: The law.

Article 12

…and acts in dispute without stopping at the name that the parties would have proposed. However, he may not change the name or the legal basis where the parties, by virtue of an express agreement and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The defence of non-performance

Article 1220

A party may suspend performance of its obligation if it is clear that the other party will not perform when due and if the consequences of such non-performance are sufficiently serious for the party.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement in kind

Article 1221

The creditor of an obligation may, after formal notice, pursue its performance in kind unless such performance is impossible or there is a manifest disproportion between its cost to the debtor in good…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12

…by the subscriber. The service regulations are made available to users. The operator reports to the mayor or the president of the group of local authorities on the procedures and effectiveness of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-126

I. - The auditor's report on the merger or demerger of an undertaking for collective investment in real estate is made available to the holders or shareholders of the undertaking for collective invest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 121

…nutes of questioning and confrontation are drawn up in the forms provided for in articles 106 and 107.If an interpreter is used, the provisions of Article 102 shall apply. If the person under investig…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1201

…counter-letter, is effective between the parties. It is not enforceable against third parties, who may nevertheless rely on it.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: External fire protection

Article R2512-21-1

…on in Paris of chapter V "External fire defence" of title II of book II of part two: 1° The words: "mayor" or "president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax sys…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-15

…seases, occupational diseases, endemic diseases and addictive practices; 6° Education in sexuality; 7° Participation in public health initiatives; 8° Research in the field of nursing care and particip…

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