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Showing 601610 of 43840 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 17-3-2021 n° 19-21.463 FS-P

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-19

For the assessment of the condition of territorial presence provided for in article L. 4031-2, account is taken of the number of members up to date with their subscriptions according to the methods ad…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1733

He is liable for the fire, unless he proves: That the fire occurred by fortuitous event or force majeure, or by a construction defect. Or that the fire was communicated by a neighbouring house.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1760

In the event of termination through the fault of the tenant, the latter is obliged to pay the price of the lease for the time required for re-letting, without prejudice to any damages that may have re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Leasing of work and industry.

Article 1779

There are three main types of hire of work and industry:1° Hire of services;2° Hire of carriers, both by land and by water, who undertake the transport of persons or goods;3° Hire of architects, contr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-19

The provisions of this section, adopted in application of article L. 422-2 of the French Consumer Code, apply to football, handball, hockey and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals intended f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the intervention of a third party authorised to receive payment requests

Article R2192-19

The contract concluded by the State, its public establishments other than industrial and commercial establishments, local authorities or their public establishments with the project manager or any oth…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1744

If it was agreed at the time of the lease that in the event of a sale the purchaser could evict the tenant and no stipulation was made regarding damages, the lessor is obliged to compensate the tenant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-19

The list of candidates is composed alternately of one candidate of each gender.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L1442-19

The performance of the duties of labour councillor and participation in the activities referred to in articles L. 1442-2 and L. 1442-5 may not be a reason for sanction or termination of the employment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1708

In all cases, insurers, their responsible representatives, their agents, managers of establishments or branches, or their representatives, brokers and intermediaries and policyholders are jointly and…

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