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Showing 25812590 of 51530 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2-12-2020 n° 18-22.512

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-12

Only the following are authorised to carry out DNA identifications: 1° The technical and forensic police services or organisations referred to in article 157-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° Pe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-12

The guarantee fund is also responsible for compensating victims when the accident caused by a vehicle referred to in article L. 421-11 occurs during a journey directly linking two territories where th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Assignment of contract

Article 1216-3

If the assignor is not discharged by the assignee, any security interests that may have been granted survive. Otherwise, security interests granted by the assignor or by third parties only survive wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-12

I.-The terms under which, pursuant to 10° of Article 10-2 and article 10-5-1, victims of violence have the right, when their medical examination has been requested by an officer or agent of the judici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-12

Persons bound by an agreement or arrangement may bring any action to obtain performance of the commitments entered into and, where appropriate, damages against other persons or organisations or groups…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-6

In the event of a dispute, the person responsible for distribution summons the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, with a view to an attempt at conciliation which must take p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-12

…than one and a half times the amount of the parliamentary allowance as defined in Article 1 of the n° 58-1210 du 13 décembre 1958 portant loi organique relative à l'indemnité des membres du Parlement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-120

Decisions on the placement, extension and modification of electronically monitored house arrest are taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned request from the Depu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-12

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 228-73, the representatives of the bondholders' group may object to the merger within thirty days of the publication provided for in artic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-12

The provisions set out in articles R. 718-2 and R. 718-4 are applicable to this section.

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