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Showing 891900 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-12

…o representatives designated by the bodies and associations representing the Bushinenge populations;5° Two qualified personalities designated by order of the minister responsible for overseas France.T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Layout of installations and workstations

Article R4462-12

…anufacture and handling of explosive substances; 4° Destruction of explosive substances or objects; 5° The storage of explosive substances or objects, with the exception of the storage of quantities r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-125

…to the allocation of a property to the assets of the sole trader with limited liability (numbers 105 to 108 in table 5) give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-12

…ay as to guarantee the financial equilibrium of the scheme. The contribution rate for each employer may be reduced or increased depending on : 1° The number of terminations of employment contracts and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-12

…rred to in article R. 113-11, where the conditions for cancellation provided for in article L. 113-15-2 are met, the insurer shall apply the provisions of that article:1° When the insured cancels the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-12

…ee of a sworn goods broker, legal entity, meeting the conditions set out in Articles 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article L. 131-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Veterinary medicinal products

Article R1453-12

The information mentioned in article R. 1453-11 is made public on the single public website mentioned in I of article L. 1453-1 under the conditions set out in articles R. 1453-5 to R. 1453-7.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-124

…sales by judicial auction of furniture and furnishings, retail trees and boats (number 104 in table 5) give rise to the collection of the emoluments provided for in section 1 for judicial auctioneers.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-12

…he financial year in which the income from the exploitation of rights was received. This time limit may only be waived for a legitimate reason, in particular the lack of information enabling the ident…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-124

I. - An undertaking for collective real estate investment may change its currency unit from one financial year to another. This change may only be made on the opening date of a financial year. The inf…

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