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Showing 28612870 of 57027 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017 n° 15-12.605 · Cass. com. 3 December 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 April 2019 n° 18-10.883 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 December 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 February 2011 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2018 n° 17-17.438

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-59

The notarial attestation (number 1 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.935% From €6,500 to €17…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-55

The fees for the services mentioned in numbers 128 and 129 of table 3-1 annexed to article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-51

…loyment obligation may opt for the modulation of the annual contribution provided for in article L. 5212-9. If the employer fails to notify its option for modulation within this one-month period, it i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-55

…ed and signed by him, on the cheque or on an extension; for the rest, the provisions of article L. 131-49 are applicable. Once the force majeure has ceased, the bearer must, without delay, present the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

By way of derogation from article 371-1 of the Civil Code, the doctor or midwife may dispense with obtaining the consent of the holder(s) of parental authority for medical decisions to be taken when t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article R752-5

A foreign national placed in administrative detention pursuant to article L. 752-2 may, independently of the examination of their state of vulnerability by the administrative authority when they are p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article R612-5

…ed commission, decides by written consultation, in application of the third paragraph of Article L. 612-13, the Chairman shall, within a time limit that he shall set, obtain the votes of the members a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Declaration relating to custom-made medical devices.

Article R5211-51

As part of the procedure applicable to custom-made medical devices, the manufacturer must draw up documentation including the name and address of the manufacturer, the place or places of manufacture,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-54

…on. Where regional companies are grouped together pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 821-6, each list must include at least one candidate from each of the regional companies grouped togethe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R519-50

…its governing bodies and the banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in Article L. 519-1, the other persons referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 519-2 or the training bodi…

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