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Showing 6170 of 43303 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 26-3-2020 n° 18-25.893

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1843-3

Each partner is indebted to the company for everything he has promised to contribute to it in kind, in cash or in industry. Contributions in kind are realised by the transfer of the corresponding righ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-3

Associations may be set up between mutual insurance companies providing the same type of insurance, the sole purpose of which is to reinsure in full the contracts underwritten by these mutual insuranc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-26

A joint order of the Minister for the Interior and the Ministers for the Environment and Forestry defines the elements that must be included in the application for recognition of technical aptitude fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-11-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management of paediatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-3

Doctors working in the paediatric emergency unit must have a qualification in paediatrics or child surgery. However, any doctor with at least six months' equivalent professional experience in paediatr…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-3

The exercise of a lucrative private activity outside the establishment under the conditions defined by article L. 6152-4 and by article L. 6152-5-1 must not jeopardise the smooth running of the servic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-18

At the suggestion of the public prosecutor, the hearing of the departmental criminal court is set by its president or, at the request of the public prosecutor, by the first president of the court of a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-3

If, prior to completion of the programme, the project owner assigns the rights it has in the programme, the assignee is substituted ipso jure, actively and passively, for it in the entire contract. Th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-3

The regular conversion of a company into a company of another form does not result in the creation of a new legal entity. The same applies to an extension or any other amendment to the articles of ass…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-18

Selective financial support is available for video game production.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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