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Showing 42114220 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-12

…s automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recover all of their claims and securities, less any sums collected, without pre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-41

…private document, or an expedition if it is authentic or a document justifying the transfer in the case of a transfer by death.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article R313-15

…ing to one of the categories referred to in article R. 313-14, foreign nationals falling within the cases defined in article L. 313-8 may be exempted from presenting the reception certificate provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-4

…the magistrate designated by him may, where the question raised justifies it, decide to include the case on the roll of a collegiate body.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Oral proceedings

Article 836-1

…ordance with the provisions of Article L. 212-5-1 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire. In this case, article 828 and, where representation by a lawyer is not compulsory, of article 829.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-7

Where the examination of the case has been referred to the hearing closing the investigation pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 1546-1, the acts and documents referred to in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-3

…for part of the claim, after the claimant has accepted the judge's proposal to that effect. In that case, the claimant can no longer take legal action to claim the balance, unless he fails to serve th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 11

The guardianship court takes jurisdiction ex officio to organise guardianship in the cases provided for by law, as well as to take any protective measures in matters of legal administration, inheritan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of replacement income.

Article L5426-2

Replacement income is withdrawn by Pôle emploi in the cases mentioned in 1° to 3° of Article L. 5412-1, Article L. 5412-2 and II of Article L. 5426-1-2. It is also cancelled in the event of fraud or m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-11

…mises. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 145-7 are applicable in this case.

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