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Showing 9911000 of 56962 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-10-2014 n° 13-16.806

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-13

When the national joint employment committee or the joint committee of the branch concerned does not set the terms and conditions for the funding of work-linked training or when the level chosen does…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Administrative rectification and cancellation

Article 1047

The purely material errors or omissions which, pursuant to Article 99-1 of the Civil Code, may be rectified by the civil registrar, are: 1° An error or omission in a civil status record, proof of whic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Insurance and surety bonds.

Article R321-13

The guarantor or the insurer shall only be liable if it is proven that the claim is certain, liquid and due and that the guaranteed operator has defaulted.The guarantor may not set up the benefit of d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-13

In a société d'exercice libéral de médecins, the direct or indirect holding of shares representing all or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-13

The special payment voucher is nominative. It mentions the name of the beneficiary.A decree may specify the cases in which :1° The special payment voucher is payable to a named person, in particular w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-13

For the staff of hotels, cafés, restaurants and establishments or organisations in which foodstuffs or beverages are consumed on the premises and for the kitchen staff of other establishments, who bec…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Adjustable prices

Article R2112-13

A reviewable price is a price which may be modified, under the conditions set out in this article, to take account of economic variations.A contract is concluded at a reviewable price where the partie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-137

When the European Public Prosecutor decides to refer the case to the national authorities pursuant to Article 34 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the Deputy…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13

Contracts or parts of a contract may be reserved for structures for integration through economic activity mentioned in article L. 5132-4 of the Labour Code and equivalent structures, where they employ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-13

Publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must declare their turnover each month and, where applicable, provide any supporting documents at the request of the Centre national du cinéma et de…

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