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Showing 79517960 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

…t is likely to fall, and if so, on what terms and conditions. Agreements entered into on or after 1 July 2017 provide for the possibility of reducing the service value of the annuity unit and of conve…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Cafés and public houses

Article L313-1

…ucation halls, gymnasiums and establishments for physical and sporting activities as defined by law no. 84-610 of 16 July 1984 relating to the organisation and promotion of physical and sporting activ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: French Development Agency

Article L515-13

…veloppement carries out a permanent mission of public interest within the meaning of Article L. 511-104. This mission consists of carrying out financial operations of all kinds with a view to : 1° Con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article L651-2

…fall in assets. Where the compulsory liquidation concerns an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or, where applicable, by the civil code applicable…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-3

…remunerated. They give entitlement to the travel and subsistence allowances provided for in decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006. In the event of a vacancy caused by the death, resignation or any other…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L2333-26

…or flat-rate tourist tax may be instituted by deliberation taken by the municipal council before 1 July of the year to be applicable from the following year:1° Tourist communes and classified tourist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-5

…e of the prohibition or disqualification measures as provided for in Book VI of this Code or in Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and judicial liquidation of companies or i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-88

…ts the conditions laid down in Book I of Part IV of this Code, as well as in I of article 60 of law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover and who is practising in a public or priv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Career development advice

Article R6111-5

…et for professional and managerial staff created by the national inter-professional agreement of 12 July 2011 relating to the Association pour l'emploi des cadres, responsible for providing vocational…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-6

All actions for damage, loss or delay, to which the contract of carriage may give rise against the carrier, shall be barred within one year, without prejudice to cases of fraud or infidelity. All othe…

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