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Showing 40214030 of 65597 articles for Art. L 141-7 · Cass. com. 20 June 1978 · CA Versailles 17 December 1980 · Cass. com. 14 May 1952 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 March 1960 · C. civ. Art. 2276

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by private law

Article L2197-7

Recourse to arbitration for the settlement of disputes between private parties in the performance of contracts is possible under the conditions defined by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-7

Independent of any decisions that may be made pursuant to articles L. 724-3 and L. 724-4, where it appears, subsequent to his election, that a Commercial Court judge has incurred, before or after his…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-17

…ements by which intermediaries, in return for fees agreed in advance, arrange for victims of personal injury accidents or their beneficiaries to receive compensation from the guarantee fund are prohib…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Means of communication and exchange of information

Article R3122-17

Candidates or tenderers may send the conceding authority a backup copy of the documents transmitted electronically under the conditions laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-17

The professional employers' organisation shall indicate in the declaration of candidacy, where applicable, the professional employers' organisation(s) to which it itself belongs. Where a professional…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-7

The refusal by any person engaged in production, processing, distribution or service activities to comply with a request made by one of the parties for written confirmation of the terms of a contract…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A

The fact of knowingly issuing documents, such as certificates, receipts, statements, invoices or attestations, enabling a taxpayer to unduly obtain a deduction from taxable income or profit, a tax cre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-7

The administrative authority may not withdraw the resident card issued under 2° of article L. 424-3 when the community of life has been broken off due to domestic or family violence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-17

The decisions of the Board of Directors are taken by an absolute majority of the votes cast, subject to the provisions of article L. 1424-29. The chairman has the casting vote in the event of a tie.Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-170

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 5121-168, any company or organisation exploiting an authorised or registered medicinal product or product, in accordance with the procedure laid…

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