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Showing 43314340 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 Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2064

Any person, assisted by his or her lawyer, may conclude a participatory procedure agreement on the rights of which he or she has free disposal, subject to the provisions of Article 2067.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2342

Where the non-possessory pledge relates to fungible things, the pledgor may, unless otherwise agreed, dispose of them on condition that he replaces them with the same quantity of equivalent things.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-22

…difference between the subscription price and the average of the prices mentioned in article L. 3332-19, by the difference between the subscription price and the sale price determined pursuant to art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-2

…d or refused to suffer acts of sexual harassment as defined in Article L. 1153-1, including, in the case mentioned in 1° of the same Article L. 1153-1, if the comments or behaviour have not been repea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

For a product mentioned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-2

As stated in article 223-9 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "Legal entities may be held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2, for the offence defined in artic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual mortgages

Article 2416

A mortgage constituted for business purposes by a natural or legal person may subsequently be assigned to guarantee business claims other than those mentioned in the constitutive deed provided that th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-26

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2141-13, the composition of the consortium may not be changed between the date on which applications are submitted and the date on which the contract…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Divorce for fault

Article 242

Divorce may be sought by either spouse where acts constituting a serious or repeated breach of the duties and obligations of marriage are attributable to his or her spouse and make it intolerable to c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of the Assize Court

Article 231

…ion to try, at first instance or on appeal, the persons referred to it by the decision to indict.It may not hear any other charge..

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