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Showing 631640 of 62298 articles for Art. 1231-1 et 1231-5 · CA Versailles 20 April 1995 · Cass. 2e civ. 10 July 2003 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 September 2013 n° 12-24.812

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2411-20

…and duration of protection for employee representatives in a Chamber of Agriculture are those applicable to trade union delegates, as set out in Article L. 2411-3.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Proceedings before the family court.

Article 1288

The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged, depending on the case, as in a non-contentious matter or as in a contentious matter. The case is heard and decided in chambers.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1165

In contracts for the provision of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1235

The deliberations of the Family Council shall state the reasons on which they are based. Whenever it is not taken unanimously, the opinion of each of its members is mentioned in the minutes.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234

…e family council is also convened at the request of the minor who is under sixteen years of age and capable of discernment, unless the judge gives a specially reasoned decision to the contrary.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults.

Article 1253

The property inventory operations provided for in article 503 of the Civil Code are carried out in the presence of the protected person, if their state of health or age allows, their lawyer, if applic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults.

Article 1254

At the end of the annual task of verifying and approving the management account, a copy of it shall be placed in the court file by the person responsible for this task.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Sale of real estate and businesses belonging to minors under guardianship or adults under guardianship.

Article 1277

If no bid reaches the amount of the reserve price, the judge or notary, as the case may be, may note the highest bid and provisionally award the property for the amount of that bid.Unless the seller r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-12

…3-12 in respect of the increase in own funds provided for by the safeguard or recovery plan (number 10 of table 4-1) is set in proportion to the amount of this increase according to the scale provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

Investigating and sentencing courts may, as an alternative measure to pre-trial detention, impose house arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201,…

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