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Showing 421430 of 48687 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2011 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 October 1984 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 21 March 2000 · Cass. com. 12 December 1972 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 July 2010 n° 09-12.055

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Loans denominated in a currency other than the euro

Article R313-30

…ovided to the borrower in the European standardised information sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-30

…he Public Prosecutor, the person sought or of its own motion, shall give a ruling in chambers which may only be appealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as the ruling authorising the surrender p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-30

…cation to the association; in the case of a partner authorised to practise pursuant to article L. 6221-2, it begins on the date of notification of withdrawal of authorisation. If, on expiry of this pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monthly statement of employment contracts

Article D1221-30

The monthly statement of employment contracts contains the following information: 1° The name and address of the employer; 2° The nature of the company's activity; 3° The surname, first names, nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-30

…sional training, or refuse to issue the certificate. Authorisation to repeat the second year's work may be granted only once.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-30

…on contract. Where the production or exploitation of the work is continued pursuant to articles L. 621-22 et seq of the French Commercial Code, the administrator is required to comply with all the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-304

The care structures mentioned in article D. 6124-301 are required to organise continuity of care outside their opening hours, including Sundays and public holidays. To this end, they must equip themse…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R512-30

…e subject to the disclosure formalities to which commercial companies are subject under articles R. 123-150 to R. 123-162 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-3

When an individual resides or has habitually resided abroad, where the ascendants whose nationality he or she holds by descent have remained fixed for more than half a century, that individual will no…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-30

…period of three months from the notification of the claimant's pleadings referred to in Article R. 411-29 to file his pleadings with the registry and lodge, where appropriate, a cross-appeal.Under the…

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