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Showing 17911800 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-134

If shares are paid up by offsetting claims on the company, these claims are the subject of an account statement drawn up by the Board of Directors or the Management Board and certified as accurate by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-13

…ther, the family affairs judge chooses the minor's attending physician in accordance with article 372-1-1 of the Civil Code.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment, renewal and extension.

Article R5423-13

In cases where recipients are means-tested, the specific solidarity allowance is not paid if the monthly amount due is less than the daily rate of this allowance.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Common provisions.

Article 1324

…successor and the tenancy agreement has ended, the president of the judicial court or his delegate may authorise, under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article 1325, the owner o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1334

…made informs the heir of the obligation to publicise provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1335. Within one month of the declaration, the notary sends a copy to the judicial court within whos…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-2

I.-Model table provided for in Article A. 444-203 SIREN number of the office or firm A B C D E F G H I J K L1 L2 M1 M2 N O ... ... .../ ... Legend: This table contains as many rows as there are office…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts applicable to purchasers subject to Book IV

Article R2171-15

…IV award design-build or performance contracts using one of the procedures mentioned in Articles R. 2124-2 to R. 2124-6 , subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-15

…cial security charges, is shared at national level between the companies referred to in Article L. 5424-6 on the basis of the wages they pay to their employees. The distribution of costs is carried ou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-15

…loi et à la formation professionnelle are authorised to check with the bodies listed in article D. 5427-4 that the legal provisions mentioned in articles L. 5422-21 and L. 5422-22 are respected.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…ccess service or interpersonal communications service based on publicly available numbering, 1° and 2° of I and II of Article L. 224-27, articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-39,…

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