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Showing 20712080 of 58479 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-1-1987 n° 85-14.930

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-7

The commission may require that the measures provided for in articles L. 733-1 and L. 733-4 be subject to the debtor performing acts to facilitate or guarantee payment of the debt.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-7

The benefit of the measures imposed by the commission, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 733-4, may not be invoked more than two months after the debtor has been summoned to pay the amount of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-7

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment for a foreign national under house arrest to fail to comply with the prohibition on being in contact, directly or indirectly, with certain named persons who…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

This tax is levied on the following fixed advertising media defined in article L. 581-3 of the Environment Code, visible from any road open to public traffic, within the meaning of article R. 581-1 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article L4721-7

The provisions of article L. 4721-4 do not apply to the establishments mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 4111-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation through the employment of disabled workers

Article L5212-7

Employers may fulfil their employment obligation: 1° By taking on trainees mentioned in article L. 5212-13, for any length of time, as well as young people over the age of sixteen who are entitled to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-7

The court clerk shall without delay send a copy of the judgment initiating the proceedings: 1° To the designated judicial representatives; 2° To the public prosecutor; 3° To the departmental or, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R631-7

Articles R. 621-2 to R. 621-4, R. 621-7 to R. 621-9 and R. 621-14 to R. 621-16 are applicable to receivership proceedings subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-7

The judgment opening the judicial liquidation proceedings, pronouncing its extension or ordering the reunification of the assets of the same entrepreneur is subject to the publicity measures provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-7

The counting of votes immediately follows the closure of the ballot. The scrutineers are appointed by the polling station from among the voters present. The number of envelopes is checked. If there ar…

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