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Showing 37213730 of 44553 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 June 1968 · Cass. com. 11 March 2008 · Cass. com. 12 July 1982 · Cass. com. 17 April 1953 · Cass. com. 4 December 1968 · CA Versailles 14 September 2006

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checks and common provisions

Article L752-12

…e provisions of the article mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-12

…f; 2° The quality and degree of involvement of the person concerned; 3° The situation and financial capacity of the person concerned, having regard in particular to his assets and, in the case of a na…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-12

The description includes: 1° An indication of the technical field to which the invention relates; 2° An indication of the prior art, known to the applicant, which may be considered useful for understa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-12

…ion made via the "SIPSI" tele-service of the Ministry of Employment, in accordance with articles R. 1263-5 and R. 1263-7 ; b) A sworn statement certifying that the co-contractor has, where applicable,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-122

The medical and paramedical staff involved in cardiac surgery include : 1° At least two surgeons, holding a diploma of complementary specialised studies in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery or compe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-14

In application of the provisions of article R. 4641-1, the specialised commission responsible for issues relating to agricultural activities is consulted on texts presented on the report of the Minist…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-12-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 733-17-1 shall apply. The letter provided for in this paragraph shall also include the information provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-14

…anisations that are representative at national and cross-industry level and those whose statutory vocation is of a national and cross-industry nature and which have received more than 3% of the votes…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-11

…ad imposed disbursements on the third party payers referred to in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 and in article L. 211-25, the third party payers lose all rights to reimbursement against…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-11

…rocedure for the award of the concession contract is not likely to prejudice the equal treatment of candidates. In particular, the person must demonstrate that it has, where appropriate, undertaken to…

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