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Showing 13011310 of 44300 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. QPC 20-3-2014 n° 13-24.439 FS-PB

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Additional provisions

Article L3142-130

In the absence of the agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-129, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave or period of part-time work is one year. This period may be ext…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-13

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall accompany any application for approval of an internal model with documentation demonstrating that the model meets the requirements set out in Articles R. 3…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Shelf life

Article R2184-13

The purchaser shall keep the contract documents for a minimum period of five years for supply or service contracts and ten years for works, project management or technical control contracts as from th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2312-13

Purchasers may conclude a defence or security contract at provisional prices only in the following cases:1° When, in the case of complex services or services using a new technique and either of an imp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2361-13

The purchaser defines its needs and requirements in the contract notice or in another consultation document.The arrangements for the dialogue, the award criteria and an indicative timetable are specif…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Electronic auctions

Article R2362-13

The provisions of article R. 2162-57 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L814-13

A decree shall determine the list of procedural documents sent or received by court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and persons designated pursuant to the second paragraph of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-13

As from the decision that the claim is admissible, the thirty-day period referred to in second paragraph of Article L. 113-3 of the French Insurance Code, where applicable, is extended to one hundred…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article L821-13

The amount of the fine is paid to the Treasury by the transport company.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Language training

Article R413-13

When the foreign national obtains results in the test referred to in article R. 413-9 that are equal to or higher than the level determined by the order referred to in the same article and attesting t…

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