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Showing 110 of 65017 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8 December 1999 · CA Bordeaux 1 March 1984 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 May 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 January 2005 · CA Versailles 19 October 2001 · CA Versailles 5 March 2020 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 1999

…alaries when they have been promised. If there is no fault attributable to the agent, the principal cannot dispense with making these reimbursements and payments, even if the business would not have b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 CA

…persons and non-taxable legal entities likely to benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of Article 256 bis may, at their request, pay the tax on their intra-Community acquisitions. The option takes ef…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the mandate.

Article 1984

A mandate or power of attorney is an act by which one person gives another the power to do something for and on behalf of the principal. The contract is formed only by the acceptance of the agent.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-19

The guarantee provided for in Article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-5

The duration of the suspension of approval may not exceed one month. Within this period, the commission, after receiving a referral from the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1, prop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-5

…checking the design, siting and proper execution and operation of the installations and, where applicable, a share intended to cover the costs of maintaining them. The share representing inspection op…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-5

The purpose of the aptitude test to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant in whole or in part, under the conditions laid down in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 212-93, is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

If secure detention is not extended or is terminated pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regiona…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-5

The President of the Departmental Council will forward to the State, under conditions set by decree, all information required to monitor the single integration contract.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-19

…attachment device, the parties shall receive the following information from the family court judge: 1° The defendant's refusal to fit the anti-attachment bracelet, to the wearing of which she had prev…

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