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Showing 42714280 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 4153-7, L. 7124-1 to L. 7124-11, L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 co…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…21-5 as amended by Decree no. 2019-1419 of 20 December 2019;Articles R. 121-6, R. 121-11 and R. 121-13 as amended by Decree no. 2019-1333 of 11 December 2019; Articles R. 121-7 and R. 121-9 as amended…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-14

…date, covering the same invention and belonging to the same inventor or to his successor in title, may not, in respect of the common parts, be transferred, pledged, hypothecated or granted exploitati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-8

…has been reached with the person responsible for the accident, the victim or his rightful claimants may ask the insurer to pay them the sums which would be paid to them by the fund if the settlement w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-3

…o conditions:1° The company is involved directly or under the conditions set out in article R.442-8-13 in the transaction for which it is requesting a guarantee as a supplier, investor, operator, serv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cosmetic surgery

Article L6322-1

Cosmetic surgery, including in the health establishments mentioned in Book I, may only be performed in facilities that meet technical operating conditions. These are subject to certification under the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-6

…article L. 314-24, the words: ", the provision of the advisory service referred to in articles L. 313-13 and L. 313-14" are deleted; 4° For the application of article L. 314-25, the words: "to L. 312…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L722-4

…ised at the request of the public prosecutor, shall designate, if the provisions of Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-15, the judicial court located within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal called u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of the committee

Article R1124-3

…2° Dossiers that are the subject of a new submission under the conditions provided for in Article 13 of the aforementioned Regulation; 3° Applications for substantial amendments to the initial clini…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R2123-19

…regulations must, when he wishes to benefit from the training leave provided for in article L. 2123-13, submit his request in writing to the hierarchical authority to which he reports at least thirty…

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