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Showing 28912900 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

I. - When one of the offences mentioned in the previous article is committed by the medical biology laboratory, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may impose an administrative fine on…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare.

Article R331-22

Organisers of a meeting subject to declaration must submit a declaration to the competent local prefect or the police prefect at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Le Bourget and Paris-Orly aerodromes no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-21

The procedure defined in articles R. 6142-19 and R. 6142-20 is applicable in the event of difficulties arising at the time of renewal of the agreement in the event of its termination by one of the con…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 951

The donor may stipulate the right of return of the donated objects either for the case of the predecease of the donee alone, or for the case of the predecease of the donee and his descendants. This ri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 312-12, the creditor or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower with information concerning: 1° The identity and address of the creditor and,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 280

The expert may, on proof of the progress of his operations, be authorised to deduct an advance from the sum deposited if the complexity of the case so requires.In the event of a manifest insufficiency…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 2222

…ption period or the foreclosure period had not expired on the date of its entry into force. In this case, account is taken of the period that has already elapsed.In the event of a reduction in the dur…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2446

Except in cases where they are justified in refusing the filing or rejecting a formality, in accordance with legislative or regulatory provisions, on land registration, the services responsible for la…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-2

The purchaser may terminate the contract in the event of force majeure.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-22

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the committee referred to in article R. 15-33-29-19. The members of the committee or their alternates called upon to make up the jury must sit for t…

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