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Showing 821830 of 40090 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-4-2014 n° 13-10.725

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-13

Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles R. 343-9 and R. 343-10, investments accepted in respect of variable capital life assurance or capitalisation contracts, in which the sum insured is determine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-13

After dispensing, the prescription or order form must bear : 1° The pharmacy stamp ; 2° The registration number(s) provided for in article R. 5132-10 ; 3° The date of dispensing; 4° The quantities dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13-1

In the case of research involving the human person relating to the gene therapy and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, the authorisation to conduct the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-13

The vessel may be relinquished in the following cases:1° Total loss ;2° Repairs amounting to three quarters of the agreed value;3° Impossible to repair;4° No news for more than three months; the loss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-13

The transferor or transferee of company shares may file the transfer deed under the conditions provided for in Article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-13

Pursuant to II of article L. 341-4, the renewal of a direct seller's contract must be declared no later than five days before its expiry date. Failure by the persons referred to in 1° and 3° of articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-2

In the event of prosecution for a crime or for an offence mentioned in article 706-47, the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge may, ex officio or at the request of the public prosecut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-13

The State approves structures that meet the criteria set out in article L. 5213-13-1 as adapted companies. It concludes multi-year contracts of objectives and resources with them, which are equivalent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-13

Repeated offences under articles R. 1312-9 and R. 1312-10 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma.

Article R4351-13

If no response is received for more than four months to a request for exemption from the schooling, training courses and tests mentioned in article D. 4351-9, the request is deemed to have been reject…

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