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Showing 46514660 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 Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-11

…alid, without the person subject to compulsory insurance being exempted from this obligation in the cases set out below:1° As a result of damage caused by the vehicle when it is transporting sources o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-11

…s of the French Office for Immigration and Integration may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 11° and 12° of Article R. 121-9 to the Director General, under the conditions it determines. The Dir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-14

The Agency Committee, chaired by the Director, is made up of representatives of staff categories other than those represented on the Medical Committee. They are appointed by the representative trade u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision and control.

Article R2324-14

As part of the monitoring and supervision provided for in article L. 2324-2, the doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service ensures that the organisation, operation and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-14

Any public-sector training provider who fails to keep a separate account for its continuing vocational training and apprenticeship activities, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-10, is lia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-14

The disciplinary sanctions applicable to councillors are: 1° A reprimand; 2° Suspension for a period not exceeding six months; 3° Disqualification from holding the office of councillor for a maximum p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2 - Receipt and processing of requests for implementation of the individual right to training

Article D1621-14

The amount of sums received by a training body for local elected representatives, within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 1221-4, below which this body is not subject to the provision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-5

…ng or refusing such authorisations may be appealed in accordance with the last paragraph of Article 145-4-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Sale and provision of services without prior order

Article L121-12

…ited to require immediate or deferred payment for goods or services supplied by a trader or, in the case of goods, to require their return or preservation, without the goods having been the subject of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-12

…h nationality may, until the age of majority, declare, under the conditions set out in the articles 26 et seq, that he or she claims French nationality, provided that at the time of his or her declara…

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