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Showing 32013210 of 33394 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20 June 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 April 2004 · Cass. com. 13 December 1994 · CA Paris 17 September 2013

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-10

…when the proper conduct of the mediation appears compromised or when it has become pointless.In all cases, the case must first be recalled to a hearing to which the parties are summoned at the registr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L2192-13

…provided for in the previous paragraph, the creditor may request additional compensation, on justification.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L3133-13

…e conditions set out in this sub-section, to interest on arrears, a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, additional compensation paid to the creditor by the contracting authority.From the day follow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-131

…product, as soon as he is aware of it. It will also inform the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of any changes of which it is aware concerning the marketing authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-137

The authorisation holder sends the renewal application to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ninety days before the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-13

…d for in the first sentence of the first paragraph and the last paragraph of 3° of Article 3 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-135

The joint ventures provided for in article 22 of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 shall be known as sociétés en participation de greffiers de tribunal de commerce. The partnership is not the holder…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

The State, subject to Articles L. 313-18 to L. 313-20, credit institutions, finance companies, other commercial companies, alternative investment funds governed by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-13

…all nominative information contained in the register, in accordance with the provisions of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. In addition,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-17-1

…ding to an adversarial debate, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article 712-6. If the offender and his lawyer do not request an adversarial hearing, the sentence enforcemen…

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