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Showing 42314240 of 55438 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-2-2009 n° 08-10.723

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-4

Any breach of the information obligations mentioned in articles L. 111-7, L. 111-7-2 et L. 111-7-3 of this code and in II of the article 15 of law no. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 relating to the status of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and contractors

Article R3245-4

The injunctions and information referred to in articles R. 3245-1 and R. 3245-2 shall be issued by any means that confers a date certain.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3513-4

The provisions of articles R. 3513-2 to R. 3513-3 apply without prejudice to the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to health and safety.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the professional identification card

Article R8292-4

The professional identification card is renewed on the basis of the declarations provided for in articles R. 8293-1, R. 8293-2 and R. 8293-3.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-4

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall designate, from among the health establishments authorised to provide psychiatric care and providing the public hospital service defined in art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article R2241-4

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses made under the rules of common law by municipalities and their public establishments gives rise to reinvestment in rea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-45

The body referred to in Article L. 4411-4 is authorised to provide the labour inspection officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1, the labour inspection doctors referred to in Article L. 8112-1, to a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Beneficiaries

Article L434-4

Family reunification may be applied for in respect of the applicant's children under the age of eighteen and those of the applicant's spouse, who are entrusted, as appropriate, to one or the other, by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-4

The patent application may relate to only one invention or to a plurality of inventions linked together in such a way that they form a single general inventive concept. Any application which does not…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R175-4

The insurance policy is dated the day it is drawn up. It shall state: a) The place of subscription; b) The names and domiciles of the contracting parties, with an indication, where applicable, that th…

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