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Showing 21012110 of 38470 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 May 2014 – no. 13-16.398

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-132

…training booklet issued by the regional director of youth, sport and community life. This training may be divided into one or more training units and takes place under the conditions laid down in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-13

By the judgment adopting the sale plan, the court may authorise the conclusion of a management lease, even in the presence of any clause to the contrary, in particular in the lease of the property, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-13

I.-May access information recorded in the processing provided for in article R. 249-9 : 1° Judges and public prosecutors practising in all courts of first instance, appeal and cassation for the sole p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R7124-13

…l informs the president of the Assembly of French Guyana of the matters referred to the council. He may ask the President of the Assembly of French Guiana for documents and studies on these issues.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-13

The duration of the suspension of approval may not exceed one month. Within this period, the commission, after the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 has given the agency concerned…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-13

…ions of all member undertakings calculated with the same deduction. A company's annual contribution may not be less than €15,000. This minimum contribution is calculated, where applicable, for all com…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-7

…by virtue of the provisions relating to legal aid shall provide him with proof of this.The parties may be assisted before the mediator by any person entitled to do so before the court that ordered th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-13

I. - When the association signs a single plan, the Board of Directors may act as the Supervisory Committee. A separate supervisory committee is formed within six months of the association signing a se…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-13

…respect of the award of previous aid. The size of the company and its financial and legal situation may also be taken into account.For grants awarded for an annual distribution programme, account is a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Completion of the procedure

Article R3126-13

…hreshold set out in a notice annexed to this Code. However, for the latter, the conceding authority may only send a global notice each quarter, no later than forty-eight days after the end of each qua…

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