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Showing 591600 of 38682 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000 · Cass. soc. 19 June 2013 n° 12-17.913 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2002 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 n° 05-10.221 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010 n° 09-71.489

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1909

Interest may be stipulated in return for a capital sum that the lender refrains from demanding.In this case, the loan is known as "annuitisation".

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

…atus of agricultural cooperation;3° bis. When they operate in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale, le…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-30

…s to which sports agents are subject in the conduct of the operations referred to in article L. 222-7, a reasoned notification shall be sent to the service provider. The Commission may verify whether…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2063

The participatory procedure agreement shall, on pain of nullity, be contained in a writing that specifies:1° Its term;2° The subject matter of the dispute;3° The documents and information necessary fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-30

In the event of failure to hand over the keys on the set date and after formal notice, the receiver shall withhold 1% per day of delay from the amount of the compensation and return this withholding t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
4. Prisoners

Article R1112-30

Sick or injured prisoners who cannot be transferred to an appropriate or specialised prison establishment due to their state of health or, if they are on remand, who cannot be removed from the courts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-30

When a Conseiller Prud'homme is unable to sit at the conciliation hearing, he himself provides for his replacement by a Conseiller Prud'homme from the same assembly and belonging, as the case may be,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Gambling and betting.

Article 1967

In no case may the loser repeat what he has voluntarily paid, unless there has been fraud, deceit or swindle on the part of the winner.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 13: Dismissal of a maritime assessor.

Article L2411-23

…candidacy, and for a period of six months after the list of maritime assessors mentioned inarticle 7 of the law of 19 December 1926 relating to repression in maritime matters has been drawn up. The b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1929

Under no circumstances shall the depositary be liable for accidents due to force majeure, unless he has been given formal notice to return the thing deposited.

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