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Showing 13111320 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-13

Voting in the elections provided for in articles R. 1424-11 et R. 1424-12 are surveyed by a commission comprising: a) The prefect, chairman, or his representative; b) The chairman of the board of dire…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-5

The debtor of an obligation to deliver a certain body is discharged by its delivery to the creditor in the same condition, unless he proves, in the case of deterioration, that the deterioration is not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-13

The guarantees intended for the possible compensation of the holder of the goods, in the event that the infringement is not subsequently recognised, which may be required of the holder of the copyrigh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-139

The tontines referred to in article L. 322-26-4 group their members into separate groups known as associations and, on the expiry of each association, distribute the funds arising from the joint capit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contribution of the armed forces health service to other public health initiatives

Article R6147-133

The Armed Forces Medical Corps shall, where necessary, provide assistance to deal with exceptional health situations resulting, in particular, from infectious diseases with epidemic potential, natural…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-13

Within eight days of the expiry of the time limit for appeal and in the event of an appeal within eight days of service of the judgment, the liquidator shall finally settle the order of disputed claim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-13

The articles of association of a European company which does not intend to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-137

Subject to compliance with the corresponding provisions of this section, the obligations relating to: 1° Sanitary facilities, as set out in articles R. 4228-2 to R. 4228-7 and R. 4228-10 to R. 4228-18…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-139

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the information that must appear in the reports provided for in articles L. 225-129, L. 225-135, L. 225-136 and L. 225-138, as well as in the reports pro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-138

After deliberation by the jury, the candidate who has failed one or more training units of the specific part may be authorised by the regional director of youth, sports and community life to follow th…

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