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Showing 45814590 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-17

Any sampling shall include at least three samples, except in the cases provided for in articles R. 512-18 to R. 512-24. One is sent to the State laboratory for analysis, the other two may be sent to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article R712-18

…nowledgement of receipt are duly made to the address previously indicated by the addressee. In this case, the date of notification is that of the signature of the acknowledgement of receipt.When the a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article R722-6

The commission or the clerk's office of the judicial court, as the case may be, shall notify the admissibility decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or delivered against recei…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1009

…lic Prosecutor, reduce the time limits laid down for the filing of pleadings and exhibits.In such a case, the President of the competent panel shall set the date of the hearing as soon as the rapporte…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 991

…spondent to the appeal has a period of two months from notification of the appellant's statement of case or from the expiry of the three-month period provided for in Article 989 to submit a statement…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Appeal procedures

Article 1523

…n France may be appealed. The appeal is lodged within one month of service of the decision. In this case, the Court of Appeal shall, at the request of a party, hear the action for annulment against th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-1

…ursuant to the articles 2011 to 2030.The secured obligation may be present or future; in the latter case, it must be determinable. Notwithstanding Article 2029, the death of the natural person settlor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-2

The prohibition set out in Article L. 3254-1 does not apply in the following cases: 1° Where the contract of employment stipulates that the employee who is provided with board and lodging shall also r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Age of admission.

Article L4153-4

…ifteen or over in order to establish whether the work assigned to him exceeds his strength. In this case, the labour inspector may require the young worker to be removed from the establishment. The co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article L4721-6

…is set taking into account the circumstances. It is based on the minimum period stipulated in each case by the decrees issued in application of articles L. 4111-6 and L. 4321-4. It may not be less th…

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