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Showing 751760 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-19

…isseurs d'un service de communications vocales, au sens du 7° de l'article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, of the alerts sent to the mechanism provided for in Article L. 2…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment certificate.

Article L1234-19

On expiry of the employment contract, the employer issues the employee with a certificate, the content of which is determined by regulation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-19

…dication has been noted.Where opposition proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 2° and 3° of Article R. 712-17, they shall be resumed at the request of one of the parties transmitting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article L6221-19

Any person has the right to request access to the deliberations and minutes of public meetings of the territorial council, the deliberations and acts of the executive council, the budgets and accounts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article L6321-19

Any person has the right to request access to the deliberations and minutes of public meetings of the territorial council, the deliberations and acts of the executive council, the budgets and accounts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19

In order to jointly organise medical biology, diagnostic and interventional imaging and pharmacy activities, as well as clinical or medico-technical activities, the establishments belonging to the con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-195

In addition to the mandatory information provided for in articles L. 123-13 to L. 123-21, L. 232-1 to L. 232-23, R. 123-179 to R. 123-189 of this code and article R. 313-14 of the Monetary and Financi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-199

…are, unless there is a duly justified exception, determined in accordance with the same principles and methods as those used to draw up the balance sheet and profit and loss account. They relate to a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-190

…items in succession: shareholders' equity, other shareholders' equity, provisions, debts, accruals and deferred income and translation differences. Liabilities items distinguish among shareholders' e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-191

…its other than those for which a decision has been made to distribute, losses, investment subsidies and regulated provisions.

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