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Showing 10311040 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-155

…ts any subsequent acceptance of the benefits of the contract pending this judgment, and the insurer may no longer make advances to the policyholder. The seizure is notified to the policyholder and to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-15

…apply to the chairman of the occupational health and safety service or to one of its directors, he may not take part in the vote on the authorisation requested.Where the agreements relate to current…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1137

…8 of the Forestry Code. From 1st January 2005, the departmental councils and the municipal councils may each exempt their share of the acquisitions mentioned in the first paragraph and evidenced by a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R1418-15

…° of article R. 1418-13. It is the authorising officer for the Agency's revenue and expenditure. He may appoint secondary authorising officers. The Director General may delegate his signature to those…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-15

…er and general partnerships, unless exemptions were granted prior to the entry into force of decree no. 90-981 of 5 November 1990. The assets of these companies may only consist of built buildings or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-15

…alendar year, the total number of points in his account and the possible uses to which these points may be put. They shall pay the sums representing the points that the worker wishes to allocate to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables.

Article R313-15

The notification provided for in article L. 313-28 may be made by any means. Notification to the debtor of an assigned or pledged claim, in application of articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, must include…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Other legal divorce proceedings

Article 1108

…summons is issued less than or equal to fifteen days before the date of the hearing, the defendant may constitute a lawyer up until the hearing. As soon as the application made jointly by the parties…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 ter

…wal of the municipal councils, the departmental rental value commission mentioned in article 1650 B may meet in order to modify the application of the location coefficients mentioned in 2 of B of II o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-15

…en met or that there is an obvious error. An appeal against an opinion of the Investigating Chamber may only be based on formal defects of such a nature as to deprive that opinion of the essential con…

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