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Showing 81518160 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article L440-1

I.-The Commission for the Examination of Commercial Practices is made up of a Member of Parliament and a Senator appointed by the standing committees of their respective assemblies responsible for com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Information for foreign creditors and declaration of claims

Article L693-1

Any foreign creditor or his agent or representative of his choice and, where applicable, the insolvency practitioners appointed to represent the interests of creditors in insolvency proceedings opened…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Allocation for registering applications and issuing secure documents

Article L2335-16

An annual operating grant is introduced for municipalities equipped with one or more registration stations for electronic passport and national identity card applications, known as the "secure documen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion.

Article 1031-5

The case is communicated to the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation. The latter is informed of the date of the sitting.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion.

Article 1031-2

The decision requesting the opinion is sent, together with the submissions and any written observations, by the court registry to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It is notified, as well as the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion.

Article 1031-7

…first president of the court of appeal and to the public prosecutor where the request does not originate from the court. It shall be notified to the parties by the registry of the Cour de cassation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion.

Article 1031-3

The Court of Cassation shall give its opinion within three months of receipt of the file.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion.

Article 1031-6

The notice may mention that it will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion.

Article 1031-4

In matters where representation is compulsory, any observations of the parties must be signed by a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing.

Article L3315-1

Companies which implement profit-sharing under the conditions provided for in this Title may deduct from the bases used for the assessment of corporation tax or income tax the amount of the sums paid…

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