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Showing 15511560 of 31856 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 14 June 2000 · Cass. com. 18 January 2011 · Cass. com. 22 March 2017 · CA Versailles 21 December 2001 · Cass. com. 11 July 2000

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1418

…ties, even those who have not lodged an objection. The summons shall contain:1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court before which the opposition is brought; 3° An indication of the date of the hear…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-18

…f the said organisation under conditions determined by the author or his successors in title.In the case provided for in the previous paragraph, the provisions of article L. 131-1.The general performa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-8

The dissolution of the company entails its liquidation, except in the cases provided for in Article 1844-4 and in the third paragraph of Article 1844-5. It only has effect with regard to third parties…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L4132-18

…et out in the first paragraph. Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 4132-17, in urgent cases, the time limit provided for in the first paragraph may be shortened by the Chairman but may n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-18

When the dispute is linked to a disagreement with his employer on the effectiveness or extent of his exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4163-1, the employee may only sub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-18

For audit certification engagements, in the event of disagreement between the statutory auditor(s) and the management of the audited person or entity on the amount of remuneration, the president of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-18 to L. 224-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures

Article 1119

In the event of an appeal, modifications to the provisional measures, if a new fact has arisen, may only be requested, depending on the case, from the first president of the court of appeal or the Con…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensation for damage by the court and enforcement of the judgment

Article 849-18

…date 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, for the compulsory enforcement of the judgment re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-181

Persons who have declared their activity in accordance with the provisions of the Order of 12 January 1994 retain the benefit of this declaration for the three-year period initially provided for in ar…

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