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Showing 49014910 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-14

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article sh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-12

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Schedules

Article R4251-13

The appendices to the regional plan for spatial planning, sustainable development and territorial equality include:1° The environmental impact report drawn up as part of the environmental assessment o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-10

An agreement between the company and the administrative authority, concluded within six months of the validation provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-3, determines, where applicable on the basis of a soc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1-1

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, Article L. 2141-1 is replaced by the following provisions:Art. L. 2141-1 - Medically assisted procreation refers to clinical and biological p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-15-1

…to the Agreement on the European Economic Area authorised to exercise the activity of sports agent in one of these States may enter into an agreement with a sports agent for the purpose of introducin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19-1

When the competent delegating federation finds that a lawyer, acting as agent for one of the parties involved in the conclusion of one of the contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Impossibility of performance

Article 1351

The impossibility of performing the service discharges the debtor to the extent of such impossibility if it is due to force majeure and is definitive, unless the debtor has agreed to take responsibili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Provisions common to the commissions referred to in Articles 1650 to 1652a

Article 1653

The provisions concerning the operation of the communal commission and the intermunicipal commission as well as the operation, the procedures for appointing representatives of taxpayers and department…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

The following public holidays are non-working days: 1° 1st January ; 2° Good Friday in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day…

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