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Showing 65216530 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 220

…ere appropriate, it shall be stated that he or she refuses to sign or certify it as true. The judge may record in these minutes his observations regarding the witness's behaviour during the hearing. T…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-4

…article L. 232-23 for a breach of 4° of article L. 232-10 and article L. 232-9-2 is four years. It may be reduced under the following conditions: 1° In the event that the athlete did not submit to Sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-2

…Employees benefiting from the protection mentioned in Chapter I of Title I of Book IV of Part Two may benefit from the provisions of the agreement on collective redundancy. By way of derogation from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Unfair breach of contract.

Article L1237-3

Where an employee who has wrongfully terminated a contract of employment enters into a new contract of employment, the new employer is jointly and severally liable for any damage caused to the previou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-1 B

…linked to social, economic or environmental factors. Access to water intended for human consumption may be temporarily suspended in the event of scheduled interruptions to the water distribution servi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-3

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, which shall specify in particular:1° The conditions under which the National Public Hea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-6

In the event of insufficient coverage of the commitments covered by the auxiliary allocation accounts referred to in Article L. 142-4, and without prejudice to any proceedings under Title I of Book II…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-20

…ignated by the insurer, of the premium or fraction of the premium due, as well as any premiums that may have fallen due during the said period, will result either in the cancellation of the contract i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-16

…un to run. In fixed-term insurance, the premium due on the effective date of the insurance contract may be split. However, if the amount of a covered loss exceeds the fractional premiums already paid,…

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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

…V and VI of this Chapter. If this is the case, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may exercise sub-group supervision under the same conditions as those set out in Articles L. 356-4 a…

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