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Showing 48114820 of 66871 articles for Art. s. 1591 and 1592 · Cass. com. 3 May 1977

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-30

…in article L. 222-7, a reasoned notification shall be sent to the service provider. The Commission may verify whether the qualifications, skills and knowledge of the service provider that he has acqu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-3

…n action relating to the prevention or cessation of an infringement of a business secret, the court may, without prejudice to the award of damages, prescribe, including under penalty payment, any prop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-3

…required to inform the purchaser, prior to the conclusion of the sale, of the risks to human health and, where appropriate, of the means of protecting against them. An order of the ministers responsib…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-3

In the event of a dispute, the civil court, if the events giving rise to the loss or damage have given rise to criminal proceedings, is not obliged to stay the proceedings until the criminal court has…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for hotels.

Article R311-3

…ement of receipt sent to the Prefect. This letter must be accompanied by a copy of the notification and the documents provided for in article L. 311-2 and, where applicable, a copy of the response to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-31

…board, the procedure is conducted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 225-28 to L. 225-34 and L. 225-80 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of the territoriality requirement set ou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-32

…ts on the management body concerned has been determined under the conditions set out in Article L. 2353-31, the European Company Committee shall ensure that they are allocated in proportion to the num…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-30

…or number of members of the administrative or supervisory body concerned by the participation rights.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-3

…issioner to supervise the overall management of the fund on his behalf. The Government Commissioner may attend all meetings of the Board of Directors or the committees set up by the Board. He may ask…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-38

I. - The bearer may exercise his remedies against the endorsers, the drawer and the other obligees:1° On maturity, if payment has not taken place;2° Even before maturity:a) If there has been a total o…

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