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Showing 97119720 of 28957 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 24-6-1971 n° 70-11.730

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensatory allowance

Article 1080

…the particulars required for publication of the title deed in the forms provided for by the décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

Metropole de Lyon is obliged to:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

The rules of the market shall lay down, in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner, the conditions for admission of members based on objective criteria. Without prejudice to the provisions of Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-25

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, a creditor who grants credit without complying with the conditions, applicable to pre-contractual information, laid down by the provisions of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article R2363-3

Disputes relating to the appointment of the employees' representatives and the election of the members of the committee of the European Cooperative Society having its registered office in France, as w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-12

The CE marking is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative, in a visible, legible and indelible manner on the in vitro diagnostic medical device where this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-19

The employer consults the social and economic committee on any takeover offer that it wishes to take up and indicates the reasons for accepting the offer, particularly with regard to the offeror's abi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-2

In the six months preceding the renewal of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, the Board of Directors deliberates on: a) The distributi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-9

Compensation or provisions allocated pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are paid by the guarantee fund under the conditions set out in article R. 50-24 of the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-57

The declaration provided for in article L. 321-24 shall be in writing. It is sent, within the time limit stipulated in the same article, to the Conseil des Maisons de Vente by registered letter with a…

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