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Showing 17811790 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-15

The rapporteur's proposals and the file compiled by him shall be communicated to the owners of the patent and, where appropriate, to the licensees. The President shall lay down the conditions, date an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of owners of all or part of built-up buildings with regard to detection

Article R1334-15

…ials and products on lists A and B, in order to compile the statement provided for in article L. 1334-13 in the event of sale.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-15

The candidates obtaining the highest number of votes for each seat shall be declared elected. In the event of a tie between several candidates obtaining the highest number of votes, the oldest shall b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-2

…gating judge is seised of qualified acts constituting one of the offences mentioned in I of Article 41-1-2, it may, at the request or with the agreement of the Public Prosecutor, issue an order transf…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1843-3

Each partner is indebted to the company for everything he has promised to contribute to it in kind, in cash or in industry. Contributions in kind are realised by the transfer of the corresponding righ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-18

…by a promise of sale or hire purchase, the lessor is entitled to demand, pursuant to article L. 312-40, an indemnity equal to the difference between, on the one hand, the residual value excluding taxe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-18

In villages and other places where the right mentioned in article L. 2542-15 cannot be exercised by the fabriques, the local authorities shall provide for it.

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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

…ment of the judgment rendered on the basis of Article 71 or Article 73 of the aforementioned Law of 18 November 2016.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-18

…the personal interview provided for in article L. 531-20;2° The time limit provided for in article 9-4 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid for applying for legal aid.Access to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

I. - The benefit of the provisions of Article 156 specific to buildings classified or registered as historic monuments, or having received the label issued by the Fondation du patrimoine pursuant to a…

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