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Showing 43814390 of 57851 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-2-1988 n° 86-16.158

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-32

Administrateurs judiciaires, commissaires à l'exécution du plan, mandataires judiciaires and liquidators are entitled to reimbursement of the costs and disbursements mentioned on the list provided for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Public contracts concluded by a contracting authority

Article L2513-3

Public service contracts awarded by a contracting authority providing postal services within the meaning of 5° of Article L. 1212-3 and relating to: 1° Electronic mail services provided entirely by el…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Coordination of the fight against sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus

Article D3121-37

I. - Up to a maximum of fifty full members, the coordination committee comprises :1° Representatives of health, social or medico-social establishments, who may be chosen from among the health professi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 621-3

The total amount of aid for the production of cinematographic or audiovisual works using digital visual effects may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final cost of the work and, in the case of an international…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operations.

Article R518-33

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations employees may only refuse to remit amounts claimed in the following cases: 1° On the basis of opposition in their hands, either on the generality of the deposit, or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-38

For each establishment belonging to companies mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 5142-1, the number of assistant pharmacists or veterinarians is set as follows, depending on the number of staff…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-37-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or industry-level agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-37, the waiting period is not applicable: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-36-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the branch agreement or agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-36, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the assignment contract t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

In order to issue the approval referred to in article R. 212-12, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may consult, depending on the exemption requested, experts in the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-18-3

If the ashes are scattered in the countryside, the person entitled to provide for the funeral must declare this to the Town Hall of the municipality in which the deceased was born, and the identity of…

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