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Showing 24412450 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

…within the branches or categories of contracts defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the insured may, after a period of one year from the date of first subscription, cancel tacitly renewable contra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-11

…nd the moral interests and honour of veterans and victims of war and those who have died for France may exercise the rights recognised as a civil party with regard to the defacement or destruction of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-11

…d 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, may subject any transfer of shares to restrictions on free negotiability without such restrictions h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules for taking leave and going part-time

Article L3142-119

…provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave or period of part-time work is one year. It may be extended by a maximum of one year; 2° The seniority required to give entitlement to the leave…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-11

The operations mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 may only be carried out in the places governed by this section when the research envisaged does not allow these operations to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time limits

Article R4234-11

…that Chamber of the complete file of the complaint or request. On expiry of this period, any party may ask the President of the National Disciplinary Chamber to refer the case to another Disciplinary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-11

Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article L. 224-5, the policyholder may not irrevocably opt for the liquidation of his rights in the form of a life annuity before the maturity date mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-11

The Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée may take a decision in the absence of an opinion from the committee when the committee has not issued an express opinion after a furt…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Certification of conformity

Article L433-11

Owners of trade marks for goods or services may object to advertising texts relating by name to their trade mark being disseminated where the use of that trade mark is intended to mislead the consumer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-112

The application for authorisation of a mutual insurance company may be drawn up and filed by the association with which the founders of the company intend to enter into a reinsurance treaty under the…

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