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Showing 23412350 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Introductory provisions

Article 1111-1

An instantaneous performance contract is one in which the obligations can be performed in a single performance.A successive performance contract is one in which the obligations of at least one party a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-11

The producer may not invoke the ground for exoneration provided for in 4° of article 1245-10 where the damage was caused by an element of the human body or by products derived from it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-11

An action for nullity is extinguished when the cause of the nullity has ceased to exist on the day the court rules on the merits at first instance, unless the nullity is based on the unlawfulness of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-11

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-11

An order by the Minister for Sport, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de sécurité des enceintes sportives, sets out the categories of sports venues whose approval is granted by t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Dissolution or suspension of activity of an association or de facto group whose purpose is to support a sports association

Article R332-11

If the Minister for the Interior refers a proposal to dissolve an association or de facto group mentioned in article L. 332-18 to the Commission, the Commission will issue its opinion within one month…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-11

…Title, the methods for calculating the number of employees are those set out in Articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-11

Each department has a departmental council with a number of members determined by decree, taking into account the number of doctors on the most recently published register.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-11

…l orientation or gender identity, whether true or assumed, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.The offence provided for in the first paragraph is not constituted when t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R150-11

…be issued with a complete list of the titles issued in the series in which he or she is interested and not yet reimbursed.

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