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Showing 12911300 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-13

When the resolution college issues a call for tenders under the measures provided for in Article L. 311-31, II of Article L. 311-42 and II of Article L. 311-48 with a view to transferring a portfolio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-13

If the pledged item deteriorates, the borrower may relinquish it to the institution, subject to payment of compensation determined in accordance with the procedures set out in article D. 514-12. In th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303-4

The impoverishment ascertained on the day of the expenditure, and the enrichment as it remains on the day of the claim, are valued on the day of the judgment. In the event of bad faith on the part of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L784-13

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L783-13

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-13

If, in its opposition, the employer claims that the reimbursement of unemployment benefits was ordered in a case where such a measure is excluded by law, the court shall refer the case back to the cou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to exemptions when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1382-0

I.-For each commune, the rate of each of the exemptions from property tax on built-up properties provided for in articles 1382 B, 1382 C, 1382 C bis, 1382 D, 1382 E, 1382 G, 1382 H, 1382 İ, 1383-0 B,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-135

In the case of demolition, the demolition plan provides for the prior removal of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, except where this would pose a greater risk to workers than if the asbestos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-13

Board meetings are not open to the public. The Chairman is responsible for policing the meeting and may suspend or adjourn the meeting. In this case, the Board of Directors must be reconvened within f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-13

Any person who, having consented to medically assisted procreation, does not recognise the resulting child is liable to both the mother and the child. In addition, his paternity is judicially declared…

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