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Showing 491500 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to termination indemnities

Article R3133-18

…od for payment of the advance shall run from:1° The date of notification of the concession contract;2° Where the concession contract so provides, the date of notification of the act by which performan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2 : Obligations relating to the issue of a cinema licence

Article R211-18

Trailers that began to be shown before the work or document received its cinema licence are accompanied by a warning inviting viewers to check which category of audience they are intended for.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-18

The incidental income that the National Institute of Industrial Property may receive from the exploitation of its documentary holdings and the sale of its publications shall be instituted by decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-18

…vance directives, the information relating to the two witnesses provided for in Article R. 1111-17; 2° The wishes of the person regarding medical decisions relating to the end of his or her life conce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for the different types of guarantee

Article R1251-18

The guarantee undertaking provided for in article R. 1251-11 may only be given by an approved collective guarantee body, an insurance company, a bank or a financial institution authorised to give guar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreements between regional health agencies and health insurance organisations

Article R1434-18

The matter may be referred to the National Steering Committee of the Regional Health Agencies by one of its members or by a Director General of a Regional Health Agency in order to examine the difficu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-18

When the person carrying out the activity mentioned in Article L. 111-7-2 exercises control over notices, he/she shall ensure that the processing of personal data carried out in this context complies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-18

…of the termination of his fixed-term employment contract in the cases provided for in article L. 4623-5-1, the social and economic committee, the inter-company committee or the supervisory commission…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Sub-section 2: Attachment of accounts opened with institutions authorised by law to hold deposit accounts

Article R211-18

Articles…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-189

Declarants who have obtained a ranking of one hundred points or less for men and eighty-five points or less for women on the scale corresponding to the technical disciplines of alpine skiing (slalom o…

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