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Showing 42814290 of 22872 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Jan. 2023 – no. 21-18.683

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-40

The articles R. 642-1 to R. 642-21, excluding the first paragraph of article R. 642-10, are applicable to the assignment referred to in l'article L. 631-22. The mandataire judiciaire performs the duti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-12

…nsible for compensating victims when the accident caused by a vehicle referred to in article L. 421-11 occurs during a journey directly linking two territories where the Treaty establishing the Europe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2343-3

…obligations concerning the employment of disabled workers defined in Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the Labour Code; 2° The documents and information requested by the purchaser for the purposes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-16

…en it has been withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of article R. 5139-8 and article R. 5139-11.On expiry of the authorisation or in the event of withdrawal of the authorisation, the holder mus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2564-8

Article L. 2123-21 does not apply in Mayotte.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article R1233-7

…roceedings, the employer or administrator sends a copy of the judgment referred to inarticle L. 626-11 of the Commercial Code to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-6

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

…ces to the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Communes applicabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the Criminal Appeals Chamber

Article 520-1

In the event of an appeal against an order made pursuant to article 495-11, the court shall hear the case and rule on the merits without being able to impose a more severe sentence than that approved…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-5

Other than the cases provided for in Article L. 643-11, creditors also recover their right to take individual legal action against the debtor where the court finds, of its own motion or at the request…

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