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Showing 731740 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-13

Accident victims or their rightful claimants must send their claims for compensation to the guarantee fund by registered letter or by electronic registered mail, return receipt requested. In support o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-13

Aid for the programming of short cinematographic works is awarded in consideration of : 1° The cinematographic establishment's membership of an organisation that organises and promotes the screening o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-13

A foreign national who holds a multi-annual residence permit issued to beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and their family members, as provided for in articles L. 424-9 and L. 424-11, and who can…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of approved federations

Article R131-13

Federations approved pursuant to Article L. 131-8 may award the following titles: 1° "Champion national de" or "Champion fédéral de" followed by the name of the federation and that of the discipline;…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-13

A financially autonomous State-owned industrial and commercial public body, known as the Agence nationale pour les chèques-vacances (National Holiday Voucher Agency), is solely responsible for issuing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article L2213-13

No special requirements may be laid down, even by decree, for funerals, depending on whether they are of a civil or religious nature.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345-3

The costs of the formal notice and the deposit or sequestration shall be borne by the creditor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345-1

If the obstruction has not ended within two months of the formal notice, the debtor may, where the obligation relates to a sum of money, consign it to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations or, where…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Oaths administered ex officio

Article 1386-1

The court may only refer the oath of its own motion, either on the application or on the objection to it, if it is not fully justified or completely devoid of evidence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-130

Once the Deputy European Public Prosecutor has indicted a person or placed him under the status of assisted witness, or once the liberty and custody judge has authorised one of the acts provided for i…

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