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Showing 97819790 of 56566 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 11-1-1989 n° 87-12.720

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-14

The agreement specifies, where applicable, whether the participation of professional teams in competitions on the federal calendar or organised by the professional league falls within the remit of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Change in the situation of economic operators with regard to the grounds for exclusion

Article L2141-12

Where, during the course of the procedure for the award of a contract, an economic operator is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in sections 1 and 2, it shall inform the purchaser of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: National Commission for Decentralised Cooperation (R)

Article R1115-10

Each full member appointed under 1° of article R. 1115-9 has an alternate appointed under the same conditions. Alternate members may only attend meetings and take part in votes if the full member they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-12

As soon as it has been signed, the agreement is sent by the employer to the director of the apprentice training centre, to the body responsible for registering the apprentice and, where applicable, to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 125

The application initiating proceedings may be made as early as one year before the expiry of the time limits provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 122. The declaration of absence is made at le…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1497

The first president ruling in summary proceedings or, as soon as the matter is referred to him, the Conseiller de la mise en état may: 1° Where the award is subject to provisional enforcement, stay or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-10

Any filing shall give rise to verification by the Institute: 1° That the application for registration and the documents annexed thereto comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations in forc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-1

Any person carrying out the actions provided for in article L. 6313-1 shall file a declaration of activity with the administrative authority as soon as the first vocational training agreement or the f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-148

Pledges and pledges as well as agricultural warrants (numbers 146 and 147 of table 5) give rise to the collection of: 1° Where they are granted by a third party in the main deed : a quarter of the fee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-136

The mortgage assignment deed (number 123 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of: 1° Where the mortgage assignment is granted by a third party in the main deed : a quarter of the fees for the main…

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