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Showing 33213330 of 35376 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 29-4-2009 n° 08-13.308

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-4

Collective management organisations established in France are subject to the provisions of this Title. Collective management organisations established outside the European Union managing the rights of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-88

The beneficiaries of post-production aid are both the production companies and the directors.However, the beneficiaries of the aid are the directors alone when the short cinematographic or audiovisual…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article L711-4

Unless the creditor agrees, the following are excluded from any remission, rescheduling or write-off:1° Maintenance debts;2° Financial compensation awarded to victims as part of a criminal conviction;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-45

The Chief Executive of the Agency is appointed for a renewable term of three years by order of the ministers responsible for health and social security.He is responsible for managing the establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-4

I.-The declarations referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 include the information essential for the recipient bodies to exercise their prerogatives or for registration in the registers or busines…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-4

Sports associations can only benefit from State aid if they have been approved. Approval is based in particular on the existence of statutory provisions guaranteeing the democratic operation of the as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4

I.-The employer temporarily seconding an employee to the national territory guarantees him equal treatment with employees employed by companies in the same branch of activity established on the nation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-4

I. - When a healthcare professional who has ceased to be covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, applies to be entered on the roll of a professional association or on one o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-4

I.-Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may apply an equalising adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate curve to calculate the best estimate of a portfolio of life insurance or reinsuranc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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