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Showing 47214730 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Services relating to registers

Article A743-10

…registration for the persons referred to in number 40, as well as automatic entries, subject to the cases provided for in article R. 143-145 46.82 € 45 Specific requirements in the event of company co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

Pôle emploi is a national public institution with legal personality and financial autonomy, whose mission is to :1° Prospecting the labour market, developing expertise on changes in jobs and qualifica…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis B

…s operating an online press service, recognised pursuant to Article 1 of Act no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, developing professional information or promoting acces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article D6152-356

…opment of networking between the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation actions ment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-19

…he balance sheet or between expense and income items in the income statement, except in exceptional cases provided for by a regulation of the Accounting Standards Authority. The opening balance sheet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-57

…es of any public limited company that it is governed by the provisions of this sub-section. In this case, the company remains subject to all the rules applicable to sociétés anonymes, with the excepti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-15

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to obtain a reduction in the price of the goods. The reduction in price is proportional to the differenc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: REFUSAL TO STAY

Article L235-1

…nd who are unable to justify a right to residency under this Title may be subject, depending on the case, to a decision refusing residency, refusing to issue or renew a residency permit or withdrawing…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Objections of lis pendens and connexity.

Article 104

…decision rests with the court of appeal first seised which, if it grants the objection, assigns the case to those courts which, according to the circumstances, appear best placed to hear it.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title IV: The judicial oath.

Article 321

…k, to the party's place of residence, or before the court of the party's place of residence. In all cases, the oath is made in the presence of the other party or the latter called.

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