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Showing 18711880 of 47145 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21 December 2007 n° 06-11.343 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 April 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 October 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 November 2002

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-21

The penalties mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-214

If the Prefect considers that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applican…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-21

Proceedings before the commission are adversarial.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Closure of proceedings

Article L742-21

When the assets realised are sufficient to pay off the creditors, the judge declares the proceedings closed.Where the assets realised are insufficient to satisfy the creditors, where the debtor owns n…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-21

…rmits, the goods or parts thereof intended for the expert examination referred to in Article L. 512-42 shall be placed under seal and provided with a label by the State laboratory bearing the followin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-21

…s not subject to appeal, for its opinion on the unfair nature of this term as defined in article L. 212-1. The opinion is not binding on the judge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-21

As soon as the filing provided for in Article L. 232-23 has been made, the Registrar of the Commercial Court shall cause to be inserted in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-21

…hment for cultural or environmental cooperation, the board of directors shall meet no later than 30 June of the year following the dissolution, in order to vote on the administrative account and to se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Training costs

Article R2315-21

Expenses relating to the remuneration of training bodies are paid by the employer, up to an amount which may not exceed, per day and per trainee, the equivalent of thirty-six times the hourly amount o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Water and sanitation

Article R2564-21

The requirements of article R. 2224-11 must be met, in Mayotte: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater whose gros…

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