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Showing 56715680 of 44539 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-11-2021 n° 20-20.219

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-300

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following information is not made available to the public: 1° Judgements handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proc…

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

Article 30-2

…tly enjoyed possession of French status.For a period of three years from the publication of the loi n° 2006-911 du 24 juillet 2006 relative à l'immigration et à l'intégration, for the application of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-38

Subject to the condition precedent provided for in article R. 743-30, the capital securities or company shares allocated as consideration for the contributions in kind are deemed to be paid up by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Return visit

Article R4624-32

The purpose of the resumption examination is : 1° To check whether the workstation to which the employee is to return or the redeployment position to which he/she is to be assigned is compatible with…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-3

For medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the information provided for in Article L. 6213-11 shall be sent to this Minister, who shall take the appropriate meas…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Designations of origin

Article L431-3

An official visual identification sign, known as the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo, within the meaning of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protectio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-30

The order referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 5211-19 also states, in accordance with the distribution rules laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-45, the number of members…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-34

I.-Insofar as their use is necessary for the purposes defined in 1° to 9° bis, 11° and 12° of article R. 6323-33, the categories of personal data relating to the holder of the personal training accoun…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A131-3

When the unit of account used as a reference to value the capital or annuity guaranteed by the contract is an SCPI unit subject to supervision by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the value of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2191-33

The amount of the guarantee deduction may not exceed 5% of the initial amount of the contract plus, where applicable, the amount of any amendments made during performance. For public contracts entered…

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