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Showing 49414950 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-25

…mbers of the court of first instance in New Caledonia or French Polynesia, the provisions of decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 laying down the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-13

…has authority over the decentralised services and is responsible for the application of Convention No. 81 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection, as well…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-11

…matically if the customs administration has not received the request provided for in Article L. 335-10 of this code, filed within four working days of notification of the withholding referred to in th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provision of digital content and services

Article L224-25-11

…e trader fails to fulfil his obligation to supply under the conditions set out in Article L. 224-25-10, the consumer may : 1° Notify the trader of the suspension of payment of all or part of the price…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-11

…tion contracts where a unit of account is made up of units in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10 or by a société civile de placement immobilier and subject to articles L. 160-14 and L. 160-15, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…he purposes of Articles L. 213-3, L. 421-17 to L. 421-19, L. 211-36, L. 211-36-1, L. 211-35, L. 531-10, 5° of I, 6° of II and III of Article L. 533-10, Articles L. 621-17-3, L. 621-17-5 to L. 621-17-7…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-11

…nducted on a joint basis by means of the contribution referred to in 1° of the I of article L. 2135-10 and, where applicable, voluntary contributions paid pursuant to 2° of the same I ;2° The particip…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L837-2

…isas to the French authorities responsible for border control"; 3° In Article L. 821-9, the words "€10,000" and "€20,000" are replaced by the words "€3,000 to €5,000" and "€6,000 to €10,000" respectiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-7

The joint association referred to in article L. 1231-10 of the Transport Code may levy a payment intended to finance mobility services in an urban area of at least 50,000 inhabitants and in the multip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-6

…he judicial representative remains subject to the provisions of articles L. 812-8, L. 812-9, L. 812-10, L. 814-1-1 and L. 814-5. The person mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 remains subject to the…

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