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Showing 31113120 of 20930 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 13 Feb. 1974 – no. 72-14008

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article L662-5

…nds held by trustees under receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by the loi n° 67-563 du 13 juillet 1967 sur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite personnelle et le…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-18

If an approved organisation ceases to meet one of the conditions set out in article R. 329-13, the Minister responsible for culture will give it written notice to comply with the conditions of approva…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3-1

…l use in an army hospital, pharmacists in authorised premises within the meaning of article L. 1121-13, where applicable, or, in other cases, investigators as defined in article L. 1121-1, or natural…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D522-2

…ution shall make the notification provided for in the second paragraph of 1° of I of Article L. 522-13 within one month. II -The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall make the notific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-2

…oned in the previous paragraph are subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 4113-13. The obligation set out in the first paragraph of article L. 4113-13 is extended to links with…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D131-2-1

…rations shall forward information relating to the identity of the persons referred to in article D. 131-2 to government departments in order to: 1° Enable these departments to check that these persons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

…(deleted) ;3° Failure to respect the priority of re-employment, as provided for in Article L. 1235-13.In the event of unfair dismissal, the employee may claim compensation corresponding to the loss s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the European Company.

Article L2354-3

When the special negotiation body has taken the decision provided for in Article L. 2352-13, it shall be convened by the manager of the European Company at the written request of at least 10% of the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-17

…on, the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Article L. 6122-13. When the provisions of the last paragraph of this article relating to the continued suspension o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-15

The procedure laid down in articles R. 3132-13 and R. 3132-14 is applicable to the application for authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time of ten hours in the event of recourse to subst…

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