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Showing 20112020 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-10

For the application of article R. 621-4, if the judgment cannot be rendered immediately, the date of its pronouncement is communicated to the debtor and, where applicable, to the pursuing creditor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lead exposure risk report

Article R1334-10

…the report to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency in application of article L. 1334-10, he informs the owner, the co-owners' association or the operator of the accommodation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum safety distances.

Article R4534-109

…ible movements of the energised bare conductive parts of the electrical line, pipe or installation; 2° All possible movements, shifting, swinging, whipping, particularly in the event of a broken compo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-102

…h cooperation groups, that patients have access to :1° To interventional neuroradiology activities ;2° A neurology unit with neurovascular activity.When treatment is provided under the terms of an agr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-9

…exploitation rights on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict between t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-6

To obtain the authorisation referred to in Article L. 54-10-5, applicants must send the AMF a complete file containing the following information: I.-General information, in particular: 1° Its name or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Measures relating to the intensity of public aid

Article 919-64

…isis.Derogations to the conditions relating to the intensity of public aid provided for in articles 221-5 and 221-6 may be granted for these works by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-9

The time limits mentioned in articles 495-18 and 495-19 are assessed, in the event that payment of the fine is sent by post, with regard to the date of dispatch of the means of payment attested by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-10-1

…sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail with the information provided for in 2° of Article R. 5141-123-9 and 1° of Article R. 5141-123-10. He is also exempt from providing the i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-10

The application for provisional approval is submitted by the delegated production company before filming begins. In the case of a delegated co-production, the application is submitted by each of the t…

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