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Showing 56615670 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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-4

The liquidator's remuneration is determined by the president of the court on the basis of a detailed account. Where appropriate, the president of the court then makes a final decision on the remunerat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-9

Only persons meeting the conditions mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of article L. 321-4 are authorised to direct the sale, to designate the last bidder as the successful bidder or to declare the property n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-9

…om. An office is attached to this room for the person in charge of welcoming and informing mothers; 4° At least one or two isolation cubicles, located near the consultation entrance, to hold children…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594-0 F sexies

Sales resulting from the application of articles L. 181-14 to L. 181-28 of the rural and maritime fishing code relating to the agricultural development of uncultivated land, abandoned land and insuffi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H-0 bis

…income housing organisations under the conditions provided for in the tenth paragraph of article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code when they result from the implementation of a buy-…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Penalties

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-15

An order imposing a sanction on members of the association's management or liquidators may only be appealed immediately.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1-1

Workshops and integration projects can enter into open-ended contracts with people aged at least 57 who are experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in accordance with procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-5

…for approval, accompanied by the information and documents listed in Annex I to Decree No. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016, shall be sent by the head of the laboratory to the public establishment mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-9

…e deed constituting the pledge; 3° The identity and address of the secured creditor and the debtor; 4° The description of the business and the nature and references of the intellectual property titles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-9

…provisions within the meaning of Article L. 351-2 and deferred taxes, referred to in Article R. 352-4, reflects the potential offset of unexpected losses by a simultaneous decrease in either prudentia…

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