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Showing 10511060 of 59844 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-1-2012 n° 10-12.741

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-100

Deeds relating to lease-to-own property (numbers 66 and 67 of Table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional emolument:1° To the sale price, when the initial contract is concluded;2° To the pr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-10

The Committee deliberates on all matters relating to the operation and activities of the Tourist Office, and in particular on : 1° The Office's revenue and expenditure budget; 2° The financial account…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-10

The fact that the inspection operations reveal offences other than those mentioned in articles 60-1 to 60-4 does not constitute grounds for invalidity of the incidental proceedings.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the national plant variety authority

Article D412-10

The duties of the person in charge of missions falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority are:receiving, registering and examining applications for plant variety certificates and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-10

The bondholders' redemption offer, provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 229-2, is the subject of a notice giving rise to two successive insertions, at least ten days apart, in two legal a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Publication of financial leasing transactions relating to movable property.

Article R313-10

If the publicity formalities have not been carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 521-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, the leasing company may not assert its righ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-10

The Commission's secretariat is placed under the functional authority of the Chairman. It is provided by staff seconded by the Office. The Commission adopts internal rules in accordance with standard…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-10

The committee adopts its own rules of procedure, which define how it and its technical section operate.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-102

Sales by judicial auction of all goods and rights other than movable and movable objects, retail trees, and boats (number 69 of table 5) give rise, to the collection:1° If the specifications drawn up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-101

Without prejudice to any fees received for the service referred to in h of 4° of I of Article annex 4-9, sales of businesses, business components, production units, branches of business activity (numb…

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