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Showing 44414450 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-48

Nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France to carry out all or some of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1381-4

A decision to issue or refuse to issue a European Certificate of Succession may be referred to the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the office of this public officer is locate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 practising within the centre mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 will enquire about the personal a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4

It is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros for any person to manufacture, acquire, hold, transfer, offer or make available equipment, instruments, computer programmes or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-4

Branch managers are responsible for the application of the provisions mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 7321-3 with regard to the employees under their authority, in place and stead of the company m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-44

The General Director of the Regional Health Agency's choice of health establishment(s) to be responsible for providing on-call care is based on his assessment, in the light of the applicants' response…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-4

Early termination of a fixed-term employment contract at the initiative of the employer, other than in cases of serious misconduct, force majeure or unfitness for work certified by the occupational ph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-46

The Board of Directors may allocate exceptional remuneration for assignments or mandates entrusted to directors. In this case, such remuneration, charged to operating expenses, is subject to the provi…

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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 Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-44

At the request of the public prosecutor or the court, the sample(s) taken and held by the administrative department shall be handed over to the experts.In the event that special preservation measures…

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