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Showing 56615670 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729

Inaccuracies or omissions found in a declaration or deed involving the indication of items to be retained for the assessment or liquidation of tax, as well as the restitution of a tax claim the paymen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-performance of the contract

Article 1217

The party to whom the undertaking has not been performed, or has been performed imperfectly, may:- refuse to perform or suspend the performance of his own obligation;- pursue the forced performance in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article L1233-57-12

The employer shall notify the administrative authority without delay of any plan to close an establishment referred to in Article L. 1233-57-9. All the information mentioned in article L. 1233-57-10 s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article L1233-57-13

The employer informs the mayor of the municipality of the proposed closure of the establishment. As soon as it has been notified of the plan, the administrative authority will inform the elected repre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article A742-12

The jury sends the list of admitted candidates to the Minister of Justice and to the President of the National Council of Commercial Court Clerks.The Minister of Justice publishes the list of admitted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article A742-10

…mission tests unless they have been declared eligible by the jury.The oral admission tests are held in public session. They comprise:1° An oral test on a subject relating to commercial law, civil and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-12

In the event of the nullity of a company or of acts or deliberations subsequent to its incorporation, based on a defect in consent or the incapacity of a member, and where regularisation can be effect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-10-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, after obtaining the opinion of the Etablissement français du sang and the armed forces blood transfusion centre, regulate t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-14

Where the convicted person is of foreign nationality and domiciled outside France, the court may, if justified by the seriousness of the offences committed, impose, in place of the additional penalty…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 311-16

Audiovisual works must be produced by delegated production companies.For the purposes of granting aid for the production of the same work, this status may only be granted to a maximum of two productio…

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