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Showing 15811590 of 51146 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Nov. 2011 – no. 10-22.859

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

Article L113-10

In insurances where the premium is deducted either on the basis of salaries or on the basis of the number of persons or things covered by the contract, it may be stipulated that, for any error or omis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Adjustments to aid for small and medium-sized farms

Article 919-101

…ct and presentation of the corresponding invoices, stipulated in the agreement mentioned in article 232-33 or, where applicable, in the extension decision mentioned in article 121-9, is extended by on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-10

…case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civil procedure of New Caledonia or in articles 200 to 202 of deliberation no. 2001-200 AFP of 4 December 2001 on the code of civil procedure of Fre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules of good practice.

Article D5232-10

The service provider and the equipment distributor provide a comprehensive service comprising all the elements defined by order of the Minister for Health. Depending on the category of equipment, its…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and certain States

Article 695-10

The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter II shall apply to requests for mutual assistance between France and the other States party to any convention containing stipulations similar to those of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Managing pharmacists

Article R5126-103

…year. This replacement is carried out by a pharmacist covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, subject to the same service obligations and the same responsibilities as the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-100

…l area reserved for professionals. It is designed in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 112-2 of the Construction and Housing Code. The public area of the crematorium reserved for the recept…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R937-10

The acts listed in tables 2 to 6 of the Annex 7-5 of Book VII give rise to the collection of a fee for services rendered by the revenue office set up at the registry of the Noumea court of first insta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R8252-10

…seized by a foreign employee not authorised to work or his representative, pursuant to Article L. 8252-2, has handed down a final decision ordering the employer or the principal to pay the outstandin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Transfer of foreign nationals to another waiting area

Article L343-10

Where the transfer decision taken pursuant to article L. 341-2. When the transfer is envisaged after the four-day period from the decision to place the person in the waiting area has expired, the admi…

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