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Showing 1120 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1614

The thing must be delivered in the state it is in at the time of the sale. Since that day, all the fruits belong to the purchaser.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1613

Nor shall he be obliged to deliver, even if he had granted a delay for payment, if, since the sale, the buyer has fallen into bankruptcy or a state of insolvency, so that the seller is in imminent dan…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1617

If the sale of an immovable has been made with an indication of the capacity, at the rate of so much the measure, the seller is obliged to deliver to the purchaser, if he so requires, the quantity ind…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1610

If the seller fails to make delivery within the time agreed between the parties, the purchaser may, at his option, request that the sale be rescinded, or that he be given possession, if the delay is d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1615

The obligation to deliver the thing includes its accessories and everything that was intended for its perpetual use.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 161-2

If the period provided for in Article 161 exceeds one year, the investigating judge may request that a progress report be filed beforehand, which shall be notified to the parties in accordance with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

…agency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. At the initiat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-161

…eleases (numbers 164 to 166 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of a pure and simple release or in the cases provided for in articles 1346 and 1346-2 of the Ci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-161

…des annonces civiles et commerciales within eight days of the corresponding registration or, in the case of a principal registration, as soon as the identification number is notified by the Institut n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…n the beverages mentioned in I are released for consumption in France. It is paid, depending on the case, by manufacturers, authorised warehousekeepers, importers, persons making intra-Community acqui…

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