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Showing 30313040 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-1

…s of the board of directors of an entity in the network as referred to in III and IV of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body shall provisionally appoint the persons responsible for carrying out their…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Supporting documents and other evidence relating to the conditions for participation

Article R2143-12

…perator(s) and provide proof that he will have them for the performance of the contract. This proof may be provided by any appropriate means.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-12

…on of urgency makes it impossible to comply with this minimum time limit, the contracting authority may set a time limit for receipt of applications which may not be less than fifteen days from the da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-12

The Director General of France Compétences, by a decision published in the Journal officiel de la République française (Official Journal of the French Republic) and made available online on the France…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-12

…ce relating to consumer health and safety or to the general safety obligation defined in article L. 421-3 and that the person responsible for placing the product on the national market is unable to ju…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity or natural gas supply contracts

Article R242-12

…year, billing based on the energy actually consumed in accordance with the provisions of article L. 224-11 is punishable by a 5th class fine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral operations

Article L2564-12

For the application to Mayotte of Article L. 2223-21, the reference to the national funeral regulations is replaced by the reference to the funeral regulations applicable to Mayotte.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-12

I. - The planning and sustainable development plan may, by a specific and reasoned deliberation of the Assembly of Corsica, set, for the application of Article L. 121-23 of the town planning code, a l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application

Article 1218-1

The application for the protection of a person of full age provided for in article 1218 also mentions the persons belonging to the entourage of the adult to be protected listed in the first paragraph…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application

Article 1219-1

…sent by the public prosecutor to guardianship judges contain the information mentioned in articles 1216-1 to 1216-3.

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