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Showing 36213630 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-188

…ises two tests:1° The technical test provided for in Title VII and Annex V of the modified Order of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the State diploma of national alpine ski instruc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-10

…tions foncières or other resources benefiting from the preferential right defined in article L. 513-11, sociétés de crédit foncier may use forward financial instruments, as defined in article L. 211-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-2

…lication of 6° of Article L. 1462-1.The public interest grouping is not subject toArticle 64 of Law no. 2007-1822 of 24 December 2007 on the finances for 2008.The public interest grouping is subject t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

…f Article 126-9, which is reproduced in the notice, as well as the first paragraph of l'article 126-11. The notice shall be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the parties who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proceedings against the trader

Article R1110-15

…onal association concerned fails to comply with the three-month time limit stipulated in article R. 1110-11 for implementing the conciliation procedure, or the time limit stipulated in article R. 1110…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-22

…o the effect that it does not fall into any of the cases mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° The information requested by the National Council for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-13

…dered to have achieved independence, in the light of the assessments referred to in article R. 5131-11 or changes in the young person's situation ; 2° When the beneficiary reaches his or her twenty-si…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-3

I.-A written agreement concluded between the supplier, with the exception of suppliers of products mentioned in article L. 443-2, and the distributor or service provider sets out the reciprocal obliga…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-9

I. - An indicator of the resources of the communes of New Caledonia is created, which corresponds to the sum of:a) The flat-rate allocation of the global operating allocation defined in Article L. 233…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-16

I. - The civil liability insurance policy taken out by a bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to article L. 519-3-4 shall include cover for an amount that may not be less than a level set b…

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