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Showing 40914100 of 35571 articles for Art. CA Amiens 27 March 1968 · Cass. com. 8 October 1991 · Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · Cass. com. 11 January 2000 · CA Paris 17 January 2008 · Cass. com. 26 February 1979 · CA Paris 24 September 1991 · Cass. com. 26 October 1999

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Non-contentious proceedings

Article 808

The application shall be made by a lawyer, or by a public or ministerial officer in cases where the latter is empowered to do so by the provisions in force.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° General information

Article 890

In all cases where the tax law provides for exemption from stamp duty, such exemption also entails exemption from the formality.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Orders on application.

Article 876

In urgent cases, the application may be submitted at the Chairman's domicile or at the place where he carries out his professional activity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-115

…e D. 234-6 to animals of species whose flesh or products are intended for human consumption must be carried out by the prescribing veterinarian. These treatments are recorded in the breeding register…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-11

The electricity or natural gas supplier bills, at least once a year, according to the energy consumed. No electricity or natural gas consumption more than fourteen months prior to the last reading or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-11

…he European Economic Interest Grouping prescribed in Article 25 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of 25 July 1985 on the establishment of a European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) may be subje…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: The National Company of Industrial Property Attorneys

Article R422-11

…ll members. A supplement is added to this, the basis of which takes account of turnover, where applicable achieved within a company. The method of calculating the subscription and the procedures for c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1199-1

The institution or service responsible for implementing the measure will send the juvenile court judge who made the decision or who has been delegated jurisdiction a report on the minor's situation an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Suspension and termination of the employment contract or training agreement

Article L4733-11

…ining establishment in which the young person is registered is informed of this decision so that it can take the necessary steps to enable the young person to provisionally follow the training provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Filing of accounting documents, declaration of confidentiality and declaration of simplified publication of annual accounts.

Article R123-111

…ter may be made by electronic means under the conditions provided for in Article R. 123-77. In this case, the period provided for in the first paragraph is extended to two months.

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