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Showing 11911200 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-12

Audiovisual works are made, in a minimum proportion fixed by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-23

…e second parent-child relationship is established and then during the child's minority, the parents may, by joint declaration before the civil registrar, choose either to substitute the surname of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-31

The experts referred to in Article R. 331-30 are appointed by the chairman of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique on a proposal from the rapporteur in charge of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-31

…xcluding tax. In the case provided for in the first paragraph, the liquidator's remuneration, which may not be less than €75,000 excluding tax, shall be determined by the magistrate of the court of ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-31

…s of this section are entitled to leave determined in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3141-3 to L. 3141-31 if they can prove that they have worked for one or more of the subject employer…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

…S AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5221-1 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5221-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-31

…ifiers meets the obligations laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the traceab…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-31

…° The amount of the upset price; 4° The day, time and place of the sale; 5° An indication that bids may only be placed by a lawyer registered at the bar of the judicial court of the place of the sale;…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-31

…her Member State of the European Union for the same reasons as those mentioned in article L. 421-30 may carry out an assignment in France for a period of less than or equal to ninety days under the te…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-31

…lement the plan and does not excessively prejudice the interests of the parties affected. The court may refuse to adopt the plan if it does not offer a reasonable prospect of avoiding the debtor's ces…

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