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Showing 32113220 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R2-19

The authorisation referred to in 2° of I of article 15-4 may only be issued to the agent benefiting from the authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of I of the same article. It shall be iss…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-18

The opposition proceedings are closed:1° Where the opponent has withdrawn the opposition or lost standing;2° Where the opposition has become moot as a result either of an agreement between the parties…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-18

…of his fixed-term employment contract in the cases provided for in article L. 4623-5-1, the social and economic committee, the inter-company committee or the supervisory commission as well as the boa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-72-3

…nt pursuant to article D. 6145-72-2 are included in the regional cash flow supervision arrangements and submit a provisional cash flow plan to the Regional Health Agency on a monthly basis. If the ins…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement of the judgment and compensation for damages

Article 849-18

The claimant in the action who has received a mandate for the purposes of compensation is deemed to be a creditor, within the meaning of Articles L. 111-2 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-19

The participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 : 1° Set up a risk management system at group level. This system shall be appl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the sports agent's licence

Article R222-18

…s agent's licence issued by a delegated federation without having been exempted from the first test and who applies for the issue of a licence in another discipline is exempted from the first test. Ca…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-188

…sport may decide to subject the applicant, in whole or in part, for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mid-mountain guide, under the conditions provide…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Temporary duty-free import and export of articles for the personal use of travellers.

Article 196 ter

…going to stay temporarily outside the customs territory may temporarily export free of exit duties and taxes the articles they take with them which are exclusively for their personal use. Items prohi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Temporary duty-free import and export of articles for the personal use of travellers.

Article 196 bis

…e to stay temporarily in the customs territory may import, with temporary exemption from the duties and taxes payable on entry, articles intended exclusively for their personal use which they bring wi…

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