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Showing 26512660 of 3129 articles for Art. CA Colmar – 22 Nov. 2023 – no. 22/00551

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…hip proceedings do not result in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, all the publisher's obligations to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

…n for the investment costs of ports transferred pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 6 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

…or in article L. 1142-2 has been exhausted or has expired, the Office instituted in article L. 1142-22 is substituted for the insurer. In this case, the provisions of article L. 1142-14, relating in p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-5-2

…he chairman, of each of the boards of directors of the establishments mentioned in articles L. 1142-22, L. 1222-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 may not be greater than one.Among the members appo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-26

…accordance with article 131-8 of the Criminal Code and under the conditions set out in articles 131-22 to 131-24 of the same Code ; 2° A penalty of days' fine under the conditions set out in articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-6

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…e halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three years of the notification provided for in article R. 212-7-18 or the date on which the authorisation is deemed to have…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-46

…any act prior to the surrender and different from the offence which prompted the surrender. In both cases, a record of the statements made by the person surrendered shall also be transmitted by the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706

…vestigating division mentioned in article 52-1 or a judicial court mentioned in articles 704 or 705 category A or B civil servants and persons holding, in matters defined by decree, of a national dipl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-7

…e request of an employee who has reached the age specified in the first paragraph of Article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code, a period of work shorter than that specified in the first paragr…

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