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Showing 501510 of 47383 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 2012 n° 11-13.176 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 December 1996 · Cass. com. 18 February 1997 · Cass. com. 19 March 2013 n° 11-26.566 · Cass. 3e civ. 28 February 2012 n° 11-10.705

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-11

…s; 2° The access routes to the areas in which they are required to work and to the social premises; 3° The emergency exits and exits to be used in the event of a disaster; 4° Evacuation instructions,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…earing the case, which acquits the natural person(s) prosecuted on the basis of articles 221-6, 221-19 and 221-20 of the Criminal Code, requires the company to take all measures to restore normal heal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D742-11

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-32-10n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-12no. 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-13 and D. 214-32-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D743-11

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-32-10n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-12no. 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-13 and D. 214-32-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advisory service

Article R313-11

…xplicitly indicate to the borrower whether it offers the advisory service referred to in Article L. 313-13. Before the conclusion of the contract relating to this service, it specifies, on paper or on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-11

…of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on local tax rates provided for in the article 1639 A du code général des impôts, the Lyon Metropolitan Council may, in respect of the financial year…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-11

The Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 11° and 12° of Article R. 121-9 to the Director General, under the conditions i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-11

I. - The first paragraph of article L. 113-15-2 applies to the following tacitly renewable insurance contracts covering natural persons outside their professional activities:1° Contracts in the classe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R3123-11

The conceding authority may limit the number of candidates admitted to submit a tender. In this case, it sets, in the consultation documents, a minimum number of candidates admitted to submit a bid an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Revocation of approval by the prefectoral authority

Article R312-11

The revocation of the visa is decided by the prefect of the département where the foreigner holding the visa is staying, or by the prefect of the département where the foreigner's situation is monitor…

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