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Showing 981990 of 4145 articles for Art. Convention franco-américaine 1994

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article L172-24

Damage and loss are settled as damage, unless the insured chooses to surrender the goods in the cases determined by law or by agreement.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-11

Article L. 227-10 does not apply to agreements relating to current transactions and entered into under normal conditions.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-4

The provisions of article 828, are applicable to balances payable by donees, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1395

Matrimonial agreements must be drawn up before the marriage is celebrated and can only take effect on the day of that celebration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-30

The group agreement sets out the scope of application of all or part of the undertakings making up the group.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Determination of monitoring, renewal, revision and termination procedures.

Article L2222-5

The agreement shall specify the form in which and the period after which it may be renewed or revised.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L3121-55

The lump-sum payment of working hours must be agreed by the employee and set out in a written individual lump-sum agreement.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 322-11

The grant is paid to the author or authors of the creative team in accordance with the agreements between them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-23

The employers' and employees' organisations that are representative in the field of the chosen collective agreement are informed by the administrative authority of the approvals issued.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-5

The departmental service responsible for depositing collective labour agreements is the one in whose jurisdiction they were concluded.

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