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Showing 921930 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 Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-24

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Agence de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-103

…itory are filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration. These deeds are:1° For companies or economic interest groupings:a) A copy of the articles of association or the grou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Residual gifts.

Article 1059

The first beneficiary may not dispose of the property given or bequeathed as a residual gift by will. The residual gift may prohibit the first beneficiary from disposing of the property by gift inter…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment of ancillary measures

Article 1085

The judge may request communication of the file to the court that pronounced the divorce.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-10

A cheque written in both words and figures is only valid for the amount written in words in the event of a difference. Where a cheque is written more than once, either in words or in figures, the diff…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-38

Enforcement of confiscation ordered by a foreign judicial authority pursuant to Article 713-36 is authorised by the criminal court, at the request of the public prosecutor. Enforcement is authorised o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Rectification and judicial annulment

Article 1054

…n is sent by the public prosecutor to the custodian of the amended documents. The annulled document may no longer be updated. It may only be issued with the exceptional authorisation of the public pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose.

Article L5134-100

…bourhoods of the city policy and other priority territories of the city contracts.It gives rise to :1° The conclusion of an agreement between the State and the employer under the conditions set out in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Repair, reconstruction and rebuilding of property and businesses damaged as a result of hostilities

Article 1058

…ts and writings relating to the implementation of the land consolidation provided for by the law of 14 April 1947 are, provided they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties and land reg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Repair, reconstruction and rebuilding of property and businesses damaged as a result of hostilities

Article 1057

The I of Article 1056 may be invoked on the occasion of transfers of ownership provided for by the Order of 8 September 1945, authorising the direct construction by the State or by associations for th…

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