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Showing 701710 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-13

…with the formalities for the forced sale 20.21 € 12 Service of the sale date on the debtor 20.21 € 13 Notification to the debtor of the unavailability of the vehicle registration certificate 32.98 €…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-13

In the specific case where the vehicle has been immobilised in order to be handed over to a pledgee, the bailiff shall serve the person required to hand over the vehicle, no later than eight days afte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-134

…any missing documents.II. - The prefect shall arrange for the persons mentioned in article R. 2223-135 to verify the knowledge, skills and competences acquired by the applicant through professional e…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-13

…gistered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the creditors who have seized the same property as a protective measure, either before the act of seizure or before the act of conversion, as the ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-13

The fact that a category-based trade union organisation affiliated to a category-based trade union confederation is recognised as representative of the employees it is statutorily authorised to repres…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-13

…e bill of exchange, but may only endorse it by way of power of attorney. The obligees may, in this case, raise against the bearer only those defences which would be enforceable against the endorser. T…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-13

…ive, management, reservation and cancellation costs, delivery costs, intermediation costs, interest as well as commissions and taxes. It mentions any special conditions for applying the advertised pri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-13

…the same ministers from among the leading scientists who are members of the committee.The committee assists the laboratory in carrying out its metrology missions. To this end, it is in particular resp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: Residence permits on humanitarian grounds

Article R425-13

…issued by the panel within three months of the medical certificate being sent. Where the claimant has not presented the Office's doctor or the College with the documents proving his identity, has not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-132

Transfers of finance leases (numbers 116 and 117 of Table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a straightforward transfer, a fee proportional to the amount of the residual investment on th…

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