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Showing 631640 of 37271 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 4 July 2012 – no. 11-13384

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-11

…posed transfer or pledge of company shares, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-14 and Article L. 223-15, shall be made by extrajudicial document or by registered letter with acknow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-11

…nd postal parcels. The agents of the regional health agencies and bodies mentioned in article R. 3114-11 have access to the points of entry located in these departments in order to implement the progr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-11

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-11

…eration; 3° Prepares the programmes of activities of the establishment and ensures their execution; 4° Recruits and manages the staff. Prior to any decision that it takes or investigates relating to t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

…e used; 3° Where applicable, the date of commencement or completion of performance of the contract; 4° The address of the buyer profile on which the consultation documents are made available to candid…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-11

…t passport-researcher-mobility programme" or "talent passport (family)" provided for in articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-13 to L. 421-21, L. 421-22 and L. 421-23 reside outside France, the decis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1187-1

The children's judge communicates to the family affairs judge or guardianship judge the documents they request when the parties to the proceedings before the latter are entitled to consult the file by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

…icile in France. However, income from debt securities mentioned in the first paragraph of article 124 B are outside the scope of the withholding tax. The same applies to the redemption premium referre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-11

…conditions of validity of the medical prescription referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 4362-10;3° The conditions for the adaptations provided for in the second to fourth paragraphs of art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-11

…condition that he gives a copy to the person concerned when he is hospitalised in his establishment;4° Where applicable, to the third party who requested the admission for psychiatric care or to the P…

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