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Showing 20012010 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-8

For the application of article L. 1142-17 in Wallis and Futuna : 1° The first three paragraphs are replaced by the following provisions: Where the damage is compensable under article L. 1142-3 as it a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-8

The guaranteed capital or annuity may be payable on the death of the insured to one or more specified beneficiaries. A stipulation is considered to have been made for the benefit of specific beneficia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-8

I. - The operator of a trading venue shall implement quotation step regimes for shares, representative certificates, listed funds, preferential certificates and other similar financial instruments, as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-8

I.-A prior declaration of an unpacking sale is sent by the organiser by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt to the mayor of the commune in which the sale ope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-87

When the creation or extension of the funeral home has been authorised under the conditions provided for in Article R. 2223-74, its opening to the public is subject to compliance with the requirements…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-83

I. - In accordance with article L. 4113-9, the usual practice of medicine, in any form whatsoever, within a company, local authority or institution governed by private law must, in all cases, be the s…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-7

…ds: "la loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons holding the required diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article R212-86

I.-The Prefect issues a sports educator's professional card to the persons mentioned in article R. 212-85 with the exception of persons: 1° Who have been the subject of one of the convictions mentione…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-2

If an agricultural holding constituting an economic unit and not run as a company is not maintained in undivided ownership and has not been the subject of a preferential allotment under the conditions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-8

If the claim for compensation has been brought before a criminal court or if a settlement approved by the guarantee fund has been reached with the person responsible for the accident, the victim or hi…

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