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Showing 4150 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 Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-12

The accounting officer is required to exercise: 1° As regards revenue, control:-authorisation to collect revenue;collection of debts and the regularity of reductions and cancellations of revenue order…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-11

The producer may not invoke the ground for exoneration provided for in 4° of article 1245-10 where the damage was caused by an element of the human body or by products derived from it.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-11

…tion or delivery of the notice. The appeal is lodged according to the rules laid down in articles 931 à 934. The Registrar shall notify the parties who have not lodged the appeal themselves of the app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 71-111-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 142-5, house arrest enforced under mobile electronic surveillance may be ordered when the person is under investigation for violence or threats, punishable by…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-15

…is admissible only if it is made within fifteen days of the publication provided for in article R. 23-112-14 before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the regional directorate for companies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the collection of parking charges by a contracting third party

Article R2333-120-11

…rganisation may be used, under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article L. 1611-7-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-15

…f the territorial collectivity of French Guyana provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 71-111-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Proceeds from di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-14

…and Employment publishes the list of persons appointed by the organisations mentioned in Article R. 23-112-1 and representing employees and employers within the joint regional inter-professional commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-14

Appendices to the budget documents include:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the local authority;2° A list of assistance granted by the local authority in the form of benefits in kind or s…

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