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Showing 18211830 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-24

The notary responsible for drawing up the deed of sale may obtain, in return for a receipt, delivery from the pursuing creditor of the documents collected for the purpose of drawing up the schedule of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-24

The organiser of an event subject to authorisation must submit an application for authorisation to the prefect of the département where the event is to be held, or to the police prefect if the event i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for damage and settlement of disputes

Article R623-24

The maintenance of accounts opened pursuant to article R. 623-23 may give rise to management fees collected by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

Article R1221-24

…ommittee is three years, renewable. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 1221-2 as well as the provisions of article R. 1221-10 are applicable to the members of the Policy C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article D741-24

…st is calculated according to a formula and a number of shares determined respectively in Table No. 1 and Table No. 2 in Annex 7-4-1 to this book. An order determines the reference rate (tr%) each yea…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-10

The resources of the National Institute of Industrial Property consist of: 1° The proceeds of all authorised collections in respect of industrial property, trade and craft registers and the filing of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 16: Electrical and electronic equipment

Article L224-109

Any professional who markets maintenance and repair services for household electrical equipment, small IT and telecommunications equipment, screens and monitors shall include at least one offer, for c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-10

…This protection is also due as a result of violence, threats or insults of which the same persons may be victims during or as a result of their duties and includes the obligation to compensate, wher…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Occupational health nurse

Article L4623-10

Occupational health nurses recruited to a prevention and occupational health service must hold a State diploma or be authorised to practise without restriction, under the conditions laid down by the P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation conditions.

Article L7122-24

…oyee and sends the State-authorised body the elements of the declaration provided for in article L. 7122-23 which are respectively intended for them, is deemed to have fulfilled the obligations relati…

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