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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-14

…revious paragraph, or if the information given in the reports referred to in the previous paragraph calls for observations on his part, the statutory auditor shall indicate this in a report to the dir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Disputes.

Article R123-143

…o the articles of association taken by the registrar pursuant to the second paragraph of article R. 123-95 may be contested within fifteen days of its notification. The application shall be sent by re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6142-14

…pay, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the agreement, compensation for damage caused to the university hospital centre, its staff, patients and their visitors, either by students…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12 bis : Fees payable for occupancy of the public domain by water and sewerage works

Article R2333-122

…e communal public domain is made available to a public inter-communal establishment or a mixed syndicate under the conditions set out in article L. 1321-2, the public establishment for inter-municipal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12 bis : Fees payable for occupancy of the public domain by water and sewerage works

Article R2333-123

…hing works, the part due for the occupation of the public domain is established separately on the occasion of the first revision of the agreement.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12 bis : Fees payable for occupancy of the public domain by water and sewerage works

Article R2333-121

…year, in proportion to the change in the "engineering" index, defined in the Journal officiel of 1 March 1974 and published in the Bulletin officiel du ministère chargé de l'équipement, measured over…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

National education, higher education and research. Corporations of civil servants:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 19…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-12

…he "Free of Damage" clause frees the insurer from any damage, whether common or specific, except in cases which give rise to the right to surrender the goods; in these cases, the insured has the optio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-14

…vices which are the subject of the order, their price, the duration of the contract and, where applicable, the minimum duration of his obligations under the contract, as provided for in Article L. 221…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to the public sector.

Article L1234-14

The provisions of articles L. 1234-1, L. 1234-8, L. 1234-9 and L. 1234-11 are applicable, provided that the persons concerned meet the conditions laid down by these articles:1° To the employees, other…

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