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Showing 16211630 of 65128 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 October 1989 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 July 1993 · Cass. com. 1 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 June 1981 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 November 2007

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-1

If it is necessary, outside any enforcement proceedings, to distribute a sum of money between creditors and excluding the case where this sum comes from the sale of an immovable, the most diligent par…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contrat jeune en entreprise.

Article D5522-11

…is terminated at the employer's initiative before the end of the period referred to in article D. 5522-7, the amount of the aid is repaid in full by the employer to the State. However, the repayment i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-15

The articles L. 7227-12 to L. 7227-14 do not apply to study trips by councillors to the Assembly and members of the Executive Council. The deliberations relating to these trips specify their purpose,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-14

…n three months before the date of the first test of the session.II. - The application file includes:1° A request from the interested party;2° All official documents proving the candidate's identity an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-14

…n three months before the date of the first test of the session.II. - The application file includes:1° A request from the interested party mentioning the option(s) chosen;2° All official documents pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-140

…se consists of the authorisation holder recording the following information in chronological order: 1° The name and address of the owner of the animal or farm from which the pathogen was taken; 2° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-12

…against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, under penalty of nullity:1° If the applicant is a natural person, his surname, forenames, profession, domicile, nationality,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-15

…is no longer able to supply samples, no account shall be taken of this interruption, provided that: 1° A new deposit of the micro-organism is made within a period of three months from the date on whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-12

…t and which serves as a guarantee for the payment of compensation in the cases listed in article L. 1322-11.The State, in respect of springs of which it is the owner, is exempt from the requirement to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-12

…ion proceedings automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recover all of their claims and securities, less any sums collecte…

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