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Showing 55715580 of 56586 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12-1-1967 n° 65-10.196

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-14-1

The Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4361-18-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1648

An action arising from redhibitory defects must be brought by the purchaser within two years of discovery of the defect. In the case provided for by Article 1642-1, the action must be brought, on pain…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations of the agent.

Article 1994

The mandatary is liable for the person he has substituted in the management: 1° when he has not received the power to substitute anyone; 2° when this power has been conferred on him without the design…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article D233-16-1

I. - The threshold provided for in I of article L. 233-28-1 is that set out in I of article D. 232-8-1. II. - The threshold provided for in II of article L. 233-28-2 is that set out in II of article D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-1-1

In the event of an obstacle to the performance of the checks carried out by the officials mentioned in article L. 6361-5, the ex officio assessment procedure shall be implemented at the earliest thirt…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L363-1

The provisions of Titles I to III and Title VII of this Book apply under the following conditions: 1° For the application of article L. 313-1, articles L. 3331-1, L. 3331-2, L. 3332-11, L. 3335-3 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D712-11-1

In the following provisions: - "body" means the national staff representative body provided for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article D1621-15

When, pursuant to articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12, L. 7227-12 of this code or article L. 121-37 of the New Caledonian Municipalities Code, a training course is financed both by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-10

In its first correspondence with the victim, the insurer is required, on pain of relative nullity of any settlement that may be reached, to inform the victim that he may obtain from the insurer, on si…

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