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Showing 45414550 of 49641 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 24-2-1976 n° 333

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-20

Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 626-27, if the debtor's payments cease during the implementation of the plan, the court that approved the plan decides, after receiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation procedure.

Article R1142-21

If this is conducive to resolving the dispute and with the agreement of the claimant, the chairman of the commission may withdraw the request for conciliation and forward it either to the relevant com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article R522-23

On presentation of the protested warrant, the administration of the general shop shall give the broker appointed for the sale by the warrant holder every facility to proceed with the sale. It shall de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial inspection

Article R4323-22

Orders issued by the Minister for Labour or the Minister for Agriculture determine the work equipment and categories of work equipment for which the employer shall carry out or have carried out an ini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Trades student card

Article D6325-29

A student trades card is issued free of charge to employees on professionalisation contracts as referred to in article L. 6325-6-2, by the organisation or service responsible for their training within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-28

Early termination of the assignment contract at the employee's initiative entitles the temporary employment agency to damages corresponding to the loss suffered. These provisions do not apply when the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 209 quater

1. Capital gains subject to tax at the reduced rate provided for in a of I of article 219, reduced by the amount of this tax, are transferred to a special reserve. The entry to this special reserve ce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-25

I.- The authorisation provided for in article L. 2223-23 may be suspended for a maximum period of one year or withdrawn, after formal notice, by the representative of the State in the département wher…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating procedures of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-20

The committee meets in camera. The rapporteur presents his report orally. The committee hears the contract holder and the purchaser's representative, who may be assisted by any person of their choice,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-2

I. - The judge shall rule within twenty days on applications submitted to him pursuant to Articles 2 and 5 of the aforementioned Order. II. - The judge may not rule on these applications before the si…

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