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Showing 27312740 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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Information for purchasers of recording media subject to private copy levies

Article R311-11

…the Minister responsible for culture specifies the content of the notice provided for in article L. 311-4-1 as well as the URL address of the online public communication site from which it may be cons…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-11

…as well as the time limit within which claims for compensation that have not been met by the trader may be referred to it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions

Article D5134-11

For each post, the agreements signed with the private not-for-profit organisations may be amended to provide for the payment of part of the initial aid and the granting of a consolidation bonus of up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-11

…article 2332 of the Civil Code for the benefit of the seller of movables and the resolutory action may only be exercised within the limits of the provisions of articles L. 624-12 to L. 624-18 of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy.

Article L8113-11

…spectors are prohibited from disclosing manufacturing secrets and operating processes of which they may become aware in the course of their duties. Failure to comply with these prohibitions is punisha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives.

Article R3323-11

A profit-sharing agreement concluded within a société coopérative de production may stipulate that the use of the special profit-sharing reserve in company shares, whatever the legal form of the compa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-11

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award additional service or works contracts consisting of services not included in the contract initially concluded but which hav…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-11

…e scope of article L. 5132-9, the employee's remuneration, within the meaning of article L. 3221-3, may not be less than that which would be received by an employee with equivalent qualifications occu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article R221-111

…ities held in the associated securities account and the amount of cash withdrawals. Management fees may also be debited to the account in cash. This account may not have a debit balance. III. - When t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-11

…ent sets out the terms and conditions under which the information provided for in Article D. 341-13 may be communicated directly to the Banque de France. It may also provide for the registration numbe…

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