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Showing 49614970 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 Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

I.-For the contracts referred to in article L. 113-12-2, the insurer must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15-2

…taneously meets the three conditions mentioned below, the latter is taken into account for the application of articles R. 214-15-1 and R. 214-30. These conditions are as follows1° By virtue of its pre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-6

…k II, in particular articles 240 and 248, first paragraph, and subject to the provisions of Article 698-7, the assize court provided for by articles 697 and 697-4 is composed of a president and, when…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-135-1

In the event of a capital increase with or without preferential subscription rights, the General Meeting may provide that the number of shares may be increased for a period set by decree in the Consei…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-6

…claimant and the civil party may request a copy of all or part of the documents and records in the case file. If the case file has been digitised, this copy shall be provided in digitised form, if ne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-5

I.-The authorisation provided for in Article L. 3261-7 is issued by the Minister for Transport to companies that can prove they supply or market the goods or services mentioned in Articles L. 3261-3 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-3

…report to the marketing authorisation holder for this proprietary medicinal product and, where applicable, to the company or organisation responsible for the operation of the proprietary medicinal pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-13

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles R. 6332-5 to R. 6332-7, the authorisation referred to in article R. 6523-2-9 is revoked, by joint order of the ministers responsible…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-6

…ticle shall also apply in the event of detention taking place pursuant to articles 141-4, 709-1-1,716-5 et 803-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-13

…lated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded. Any interested party may ask the president of the cour…

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