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Showing 78717880 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-36

Public auction sales of State-owned movable property and all sales of movable property carried out in the domanial form shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-38

A decree in the Council of State shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil action

Article L621-3

The criminal court seised under the conditions of article L. 621-1 may, after finding the accused guilty, postpone sentencing by ordering him or her, subject to a fine if appropriate, to comply, withi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article R771-3

Articles R. 711-1 and R. 712-1 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mediation

Article R513-3

The association ensures that its members comply with the obligation to offer their customers recourse to a consumer mediator, in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 612-1 of the French C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-3

…rned by private law, even if it is not a trader, are entered in a public register within six months of their due date for payment. The registration preserves the lien for two years and six months from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Disciplinary Committee.

Article R724-3

In the year in which the membership of the Commission is renewed, the first presidents of the courts of appeal shall inform the first president of the Cour de cassation, by 15 February at the latest,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution

Article R8253-3

In the light of the reports sent to him in application of article L. 8271-17, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall inform the employer, by registered letter…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-3

In time cover, the risks of the first and last day are covered by the insurance. Days are counted from zero to 24 hours, according to the time in the country where the policy was issued.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article R2363-3

Disputes relating to the appointment of the employees' representatives and the election of the members of the committee of the European Cooperative Society having its registered office in France, as w…

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