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Showing 16811690 of 44906 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 14-3-2012 n° 11-13.791

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-14

I. - In application of 2° of I of article L. 753-9, the variable interest rates on loans taken out by the bodies mentioned in this article with credit institutions are indexed or vary according to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407 bis

Municipalities other than those referred to in Article 232 may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, make dwellings that have been vacant for more than two…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-14

I. - The property of the section may not be divided between its members. II. - Where several sections of a commune have an undivided property or where a commune has an undivided property with one or m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Hospitalisation at home activity

Article R6123-148

I.-The holder of a hospital at home authorisation for "children under three years of age" has access, either internally or by agreement, to a facility authorised to carry out neonatal intensive care a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-11

Notification of the proposed transfer or pledge of company shares, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-14 and Article L. 223-15, shall be made by extrajudicial document or by regist…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R313-11

The creditor or credit intermediary shall explicitly indicate to the borrower whether it offers the advisory service referred to in Article L. 313-13. Before the conclusion of the contract relating to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms and conditions of exercise.

Article R4623-14

I.-The occupational health physician personally carries out all of his duties, within the framework of the tasks defined in article R. 4623-1. These duties are exclusive of any other function in the e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-14

Company shares may only be transferred to third parties outside the company with the consent of a majority of the members representing at least half of the company shares, unless the Articles of Assoc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Management, administrative and executive bodies

Article L323-11

The articles of association or general regulations of collective management undertakings provide for administrative and accounting procedures to ensure effective internal control of the members of the…

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