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Showing 111120 of 56268 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 4-2-2015 n° 14-10.920

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-14

The liquidator shall sell the shares or corporate units held by the société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine in the société(s) d'exercice libéral, under t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-14-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in article R. 132-14-1, the application is deemed to have been accepted.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D712-14-2

Special circumstances within the meaning of 7° of Article L. 711-8 :1° The chamber's intervention in support of economic activity in its district in the event of economic change seriously affecting th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-2

The testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-14-1 may only be carried out if the athlete has given his consent to the director of the testing department of the French Anti-Doping Agency or to th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-14

I.-In addition to the compliance criteria set out in the contract, the digital content or digital service is compliant if it meets the following criteria: 1° It is fit for the use normally expected of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-14-2

The provisions of the Electoral Code and those of Law No. 77-808 of 19 July 1977 on the publication and dissemination of certain opinion polls referred to in this sub-section are applicable in their w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Members and departments of the High Council

Article R821-14-2

I. - Public law contract staff, private law contract staff and public law staff seconded or made available to the High Council, who make up the staff of its departments, shall be eligible to vote and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-2

For the registrations and amending registrations in the commercial agents' register mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the fee relating to each service is subject to a reduction set by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-2

I.-The public prosecutor responsible for, pursuant to the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article 706-54 and the second paragraph of Article 706-54-1, order the deletion of data relating to the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-14

The AIF or its management company shall ensure that procedures are in place for the appropriate and independent valuation of the assets of the AIF and the calculation of the net asset value of its uni…

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