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Showing 29512960 of 36097 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 30 May 2007 – no. 06-13268

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 797

If the application is rejected, a new application may not be made until two years have elapsed, unless the rejection of the first application was due to insufficient time for proof. In this case, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8232-3

…er, the injured employee, the social security and family allowance bodies and the paid holiday fund may, in the event of the contractor's default, take direct action against the head of the company fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internship in speech and language therapy with a practitioner.

Article D4341-10

The director of the training and research unit may terminate or suspend the traineeship on his own initiative or at the request of either the training supervisor, the student or, where applicable, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-17

…ster of Companies. The new assignee of the site or, failing that, the group or company, as the case may be, reimburses them the value of their shares, increased, where applicable, by the added value t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-71

…application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 322-65 , under no circumstances may a member be required to pay more than the premium shown on his policy in the case of a fixed-con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue

Article R5132-37

The pharmacist who sells his pharmacy or the veterinarian who sells his place of business must, in the presence of the purchaser, make an inventory of the substances, preparations or medicines classif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-136

…of the issue of preference shares giving rise to the application of article L. 228-15, this period may be reduced if all the shareholders consent, in writing, prior to the appointment of the contribu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

…11-18, R. 611-22, R. 621-1, R. 631-1 and R. 640-1, excluding the issue of copies or extracts 6.69 € 30 Duties in the event of a referral ex officio or at the request of the public prosecutor, excludin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Striking off and withdrawal from the roll.

Article 383

Removal from the roll and withdrawal from the roll are measures of judicial administration. Unless the proceedings have lapsed, the case shall be reinstated, in the event of removal from the roll, on…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 529

…f that party. In cases where a judgment benefits several parties jointly or indivisibly, each party may rely on the notification made by one of them.

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