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Showing 18911900 of 51351 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-3-2014 n° 13-11.651 F-D

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D2671-3-1

For the application of Article D. 2192-2 in New Caledonia : a) The words "to L. 2192-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 2192-2" ; b) Where necessary, the reference to the identity number determined…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-3

I.-Requests to acquaint oneself with the case file made, pursuant to II of Article 77-2, by a suspected person may be addressed to the Public Prosecutor through their lawyer. In this case, the request…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-5

I. - Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 465-1 to L. 465-3-3 of this Code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-3

The minimum and maximum monthly amounts provided for in articles D. 6341-24-2, D. 6341-26 and D. 6341-32-2 are set at €685 and €1,932.52 respectively.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The optional obligation

Article 1308

An obligation is optional where it has as its object a certain performance but the debtor has the option, in order to be discharged, of providing another. The optional obligation is extinguished if pe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1377

The court shall order, under the conditions it shall determine, the sale by auction of property that cannot be easily shared or allocated. The sale is made, for immovables, according to the rules prov…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1378

If all the undivided co-owners are capable and present or represented, they may unanimously decide that the auction will take place between them. Failing this, third parties to the undivided interest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-3

I. - A member of the unit's medical team is responsible for coordinating team activities and patient care.II. - The coordinating doctor of the intensive care unit is also the coordinating doctor of th…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-8

Articles D. 1611-19, D. 1611-20 et D. 1611-26 are applicable to mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to article L. 1611-7-1.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-5

Any contractual stipulation whose purpose or effect is to limit the disclosure of information pursuant to articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 is deemed unwritten.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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