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Showing 36013610 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-49

The Prefect may prohibit the holding of a public combat sports event in the cases and under the conditions set out in article L. 331-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R221-4

In the case of public auctions, the information provided for in the fourteenth paragraph of Article L. 221-5 concerns the voluntary sales auctioneer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of organs, tissues or cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1522-4

Chapters I, II and V of Title IV of Book II of this Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of Articles R. 1242-14, R. 1245-9 to R. 1245-12, R. 1245-18 to R. 1245-21 and subject t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Photographs of models

Article R2133-4

The obligation set out in Article L. 2133-2 applies to photographs of models for commercial use included in advertising messages disseminated, in particular, by billposting, by online public communica…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-4

The remuneration due in respect of related rights for the reproduction and communication to the public of press publications in digital form is based on the revenues from exploitation of any kind, dir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-4

In addition to the cases mentioned in I of article L. 224-4, the rights constituted within the framework of the French sub-account of a pan-European individual retirement savings product may, at the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-4

…vironmental protection associations, health system users' associations approved under article L. 1114-1 and approved consumer protection associations, as well as national associations of victims of ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-4

…he State in which the risk is situated is considered to be :1° The State in which the property is located, when the insurance relates either to buildings or to buildings and their contents insofar as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

…he administrative authority is aware of an official report of an infringement provided for in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1, it may, if the proportion of employees concerned so warrants, having regard…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-40

…t referred to in articles L. 1233-85 and L. 1237-19-10 shall include in particular: 1° The geographical limits of the employment area(s) affected by the mass redundancy or the collective redundancy ag…

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