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Showing 55015510 of 25098 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 17-10-1968 n° 66-13.711

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-19

Fees recalled in the cases mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 786

…e court hearing the adoption application, under the regime prior to the entry into force of the loi n° 66-500 du 11 juillet 1966 ;6° Inheritors in the direct descending line of the persons referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…L. 641-4 and L. 641-5 and approved by the State are examined by the commission instituted by decree n° 2001-295 of 4 April 2001 creating the commission for the evaluation of management training and di…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or lega…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

…g whatsoever, subject to the provisions laid down in the regulatory act adopted pursuant to the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article L694-6

The official receiver shall authorise the court-appointed agent to accept or refuse inclusion in a coordination procedure of the insolvency proceedings in which he is appointed, as well as to apply to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Economic warning rights

Article R2312-29

Where the social and economic committee has referred the matter to the administrative or supervisory body in application of Article L. 2312-65 , this body shall deliberate within one month of the refe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation.

Article R4113-89

If only one partner remains, he may, within the period of one year provided for in the second paragraph of article 26 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading compani…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ASSESSMENT OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER'S VULNERABILITY AND PARTICULAR NEEDS

Article L522-4

Information attesting to a particular situation of vulnerability is forwarded, with the asylum seeker's agreement, by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration to the Office français de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

…vident institution, the local authorities and, under the conditions defined by article 3 bis of law n° 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, the other natural persons or legal ent…

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