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Showing 261270 of 22233 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 June 1992 – 15 Jan. 2002

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-23

If the borrower exercises his right of withdrawal, he is no longer bound by the service contract ancillary to the credit agreement.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-27

By way of derogation from article 231-26, the classification, labels and aid, as well as, where applicable, the direct allocations provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-23

In the event of a partial transfer of assets, the price is paid to the debtor subject to the application of Article L. 626-22.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Awards rendered in France

Article 1522

…se, they may still appeal against the exequatur order on one of the grounds provided for in Article 1520. An appeal shall be lodged within one month of the notification of the enforceable award. The n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-23

…ard of Directors on the procedures for implementing the rules of professional ethics referred to in 15° and 16° of Article R. 1413-12; 3° Assessing and issuing an opinion on the arrangements put in pl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 5: Other remedies

Article 1502

Recourse in revision is available against the arbitral award in the cases provided for judgments in Article 595 and under the conditions provided for in Articles 594,596,597 and 601 to 603. The appeal…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-3

French nationals lose their French nationality if they exercise the option to renounce their French nationality in the cases provided for in Articles 18-1, 19-4 and 22-3.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-23

…on, the commission shall undertake to draw up the conciliation proposal provided for in Article L. 615-21.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Sentences rendered abroad

Article 1525

…may refuse recognition or exequatur of the arbitral award only in the cases provided for in Article 1520.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1500

I.-A.- Buildings and land used to carry out an activity involving the manufacture or transformation of movable tangible property that requires significant technical resources are considered to be indu…

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