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Showing 25312540 of 21317 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 13 January 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions in the absence of a court-appointed administrator.

Article L627-2

…continue current contracts and to request the termination of the lease pursuant to articles L. 622-13 and L. 622-14. In the event of disagreement, any interested party may refer the matter to the jug…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…5-845 of 26 July 2005 on safeguarding businesses, in application of Title VI of Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 on the legal recovery and liquidation of businesses or, under the system in force prior…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-16

…mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangements…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article L3253-6

…sure their employees, including those seconded abroad or expatriates referred to in article L. 5422-13, against the risk of non-payment of sums due to them under their employment contract, in the even…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article L741-7

When the protection litigation judge rules pursuant to article L. 733-13, personal recovery without judicial liquidation has the effects mentioned in article L. 741-2. However, in this case, the debts…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-4

…e cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-5 and articles L. 3123-7 to L. 3123-13, the conceding authority may terminate the concession contract for this reason.The operator must…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-10

…isions of article L. 342-9 do not apply either to ski lifts organised by the départements before 10 January 1985 or to ski lifts located within a geographical perimeter, defined by decree of the Conse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D55-1

…le, the measures prescribed by the judicial authority and the notice provided for by article D. 211-13 du code pénitentiaire.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-9

…nditure to be taken into account is the property rental expenditure provided for in article D. 2321-13.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-5

…1 take effect upon completion of the manufacture of the database. They expire fifteen years after 1 January of the calendar year following that of such completion. Where a database has been made avail…

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