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Showing 551560 of 57821 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-2-2010 n° 08-21.333

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-3-2

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-29-3

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be notified of the appointment or reappointment of the natural persons mentioned in I and II of Article L. 612-23-1 within fifteen days…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-2

In the absence of a specific provision in his exploitation contract or a collective or professional agreement applicable in his sector of activity and providing for a comparable mechanism, the perform…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-3-2

An action for a declaration of invalidity of a design is not subject to any limitation period.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-30

A recourse action may be brought by the professional who provided the digital content or digital service, against any person upstream in the chain of commercial transactions, in accordance with the pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-31

The provisions of this section shall also apply to contracts concluded between a professional and a non-professional.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Public policy provisions

Article L224-25-32

The provisions of this section are of public order.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Minority rights

Article 388-1-2

A minor who has reached the age of sixteen may be authorised, by his or her legal administrator(s), to perform alone the acts of administration necessary for the creation and management of an individu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1

Even if it has not lodged an appeal, the civil party is notified by any means of the date on which the case is due to be heard.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-3

The statutory auditors and other auditors of the feeder UCITS and the master UCITS shall exchange the information necessary to fulfil their respective obligations. The General Regulation of the Autori…

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