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Showing 771780 of 30246 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 6-11-1991 n° 1588

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-11

In the case referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify whether the insurance and reinsurance undertakings are subject by…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-11

A purchaser who intends to exclude a person pursuant to this Section shall put that person in a position to provide evidence that he has taken steps to demonstrate his reliability and, where appropria…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127-1

Any person who offers the supply of goods or the provision of services on a professional basis, by electronic means, shall make the applicable contractual stipulations available in a manner that allow…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-11

The report referred to in article R. 512-10 in addition to a brief description of the sampling procedures, includes a description of the marks and labels affixed to the envelopes or containers. It als…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1180-12

The file may be consulted at the court registry by the petitioner, the minor capable of discernment, the parents or their lawyers, if they are assisted or represented, until a decision is made on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-112

The emploi d'avenir is concluded in the form of a contrat d'accompagnement dans l'emploi (employment support contract) governed by section 2 of this chapter or a contrat initiative-emploi (employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article R7122-11

I.-If the regional prefect for the location of the main establishment of the live performance company or the location of the public performance establishes that the activity does not comply with the l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-117

With the exception of the cases provided for in articles L. 214-66 and L. 214-76, a société civile de placement immobilier may only merge with another société civile de placement immobilier managing a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-11

Organisations or groupings which have the capacity to bring legal proceedings and which are bound by an agreement or arrangement may bring in their own name any action seeking performance of the commi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-114

Unions of mutual insurance companies may only distribute surplus income in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 322-73 and R. 322-74 and, in addition, only after reimbursing the contribution…

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