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Showing 52515260 of 56807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-1-2021 n° 19-25.036

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Copies

Article 1379

A reliable copy has the same probative value as the original. Reliability is left to the discretion of the judge. Nevertheless, an enforceable or authentic copy of an authentic writing is deemed relia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1020

The provisions subject to land registration of the deeds referred to in articles 1025, 1030, 1031, 1053, 1054, 1055,1066, 1067 and 1088 as well as those relating to the transactions referred to in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Quality of execution of transactions

Article L420-17

Each trading platform shall make available to the public at least once a year, free of charge, data relating to the quality of execution of the transactions executed on it.These periodic reports shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-13

The notice of increased fixed fine sent pursuant to article 495-20 specifies the conditions for admissibility of the claim provided for in article 495-19, the methods of payment of the deposit, and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-10

Notwithstanding the provisions of Title VI of Book II of the Code of Civil Procedure, actions brought before the Paris Court of Appeal against the Office are initiated, investigated and judged in acco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-1

The provisions of this chapter apply in the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. However, they do not apply to agricultural and fishing professions, railway undertakings, public ferry conc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-1

The delegating federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues they have created, shall draw up a charter of ethics and professional conduct in accordance with the principl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17-1

When the Regional Commission considers that the worsening of the damage resulting from a nosocomial infection causes the victim to suffer permanent physical or mental harm in excess of the percentage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-12

Management control, which must be entrusted to natural persons, and auditing of the accounts shall be carried out under the conditions laid down in the grouping's constitutive contract. However, when…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms and conditions of exercise.

Article R4623-15

The company doctor may be replaced during his absence. If the period of absence exceeds three months, he is automatically replaced. When the period of absence is less than three months, the occupation…

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