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Showing 931940 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
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-18

Under the first paragraph of Article L. 622-20, the action of a creditor appointed as controller, in the collective interest of the creditors, is admissible only after formal notice has been given to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1431-18

Unless otherwise provided in this Title, the provisions of articles R. 2221-35 to R. 2221-52 shall apply to public cultural or environmental cooperation establishments of an industrial and commercial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Travel allowances and expenses

Article R2523-18

When the mediators call on the services of experts, the latter are paid on a sessional basis. Qualified persons who assist the mediators are paid a flat-rate fee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-18

…he stipulations of the three-year agreement on objectives and performance referred to in article L. 6123-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-18

The provisions of this section apply to health care organisations with an in-house pharmacy and to health cooperation groups managing an in-house pharmacy which provide their own sterilisation of medi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-18

The legal entities and establishments included on the list mentioned in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1 who request the digital file of a work deposited by the publisher may only communicate the file transmi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-18

…or administrative order or members of the Conseil d'Etat, from whom the vice-chairman is appointed;3° Two persons qualified in contract law or techniques, chosen after consultation with the Conseil n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-18

…of the guarantee fund; 2° Securities issued or guaranteed by a Member State of the European Union; 3° Cash ; 4° Shares in open-ended investment companies (sociétés d'investissement à capital variable…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-9

…of the Republic, of foreign deeds and instruments, provided for in Article 48 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-18

…n the départements in that region under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 3334-16, the distribution is made in accordance with the terms below. The regional prefect chooses,…

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