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Showing 39313940 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-13

…d in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 1142-7, this list includes, in particular, a medical certificate attesting to the precise extent of the damage suffered or believed to have been suff…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-13

…e, be served on the purchaser and the debtor who was the previous owner within a fortnight of notification, with a summons to appear before the commercial court for the location of the business, to ha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-4

…son in custody, and considers that this detention is not justified, and decides not to transfer the case file to the liberty and custody judge, he or she is required to give a ruling without delay by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-13

…n, who sets the agenda on a proposal from the Chief Executive. The Board of Directors meets automatically at the request of at least half of its members or at the request of the Minister for Sport. Th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-13

…ontentieux de la protection for relief from foreclosure within a period of six months from the publication of the opening judgment made under the conditions provided for in Article R. 742-9. The refer…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Issue of residence permits

Article R233-13

European Union citizens mentioned in 3° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit beari…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13

…t, in whole or in part, or to maintain or increase it by a decision made pursuant to 11° of article 138 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-13

…establishments mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2142-1 for only the data required to carry out their duties; 2° Authorised agents of the Agence de la biomédecine and, where applicable,…

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

Article L113-15-2

…s covering natural persons outside their professional activities and falling within the branches or categories of contracts defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the insured may, after a period of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial organisation

Article L114-13

…cts of the sports resources, expertise and performance centres relating to the budget and its modifications are prepared, adopted and become enforceable under the conditions defined in articles…

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