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Showing 34513460 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R312-14

…he lessee; 6.2. The indemnities and, where applicable, the costs of non-performance that the lessor may claim from the lessee in the event of the lessee's default, together with the procedures for adj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-13

…te.IV -When the planned collection involves cells taken from cord blood or placenta, this selection may also be carried out by a midwife.V.-When the removal or collection is envisaged from a deceased…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R950-1

…IAL DEEDTITLE II.-TRADERS' TITLEChapter I.-Definition and statusArticles R. 121-1 to R. 121-5Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArticle R. 123-1Decree N…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegation of parental authority

Article 377

The father and mother, together or separately, may, where circumstances so require, apply to the judge to have all or part of the exercise of their parental authority delegated to a third party, a fam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-10

…account holders concerned on a financial security by financial security basis; the account holders may have the securities returned to them transferred to a securities account held by another interme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3-1

The redemption by the fund of its units and the issue of new units or debt securities may be temporarily suspended by the management company when exceptional circumstances so require and if the intere…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…in very conspicuous lettering, that the seized property is placed in the custody of the holder, who may neither alienate it nor move it, except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-3

…ere the addressee of the request for disclosure of information made in accordance with Articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 has not provided such information within the time limits set pursuant to the same…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-1

Without prejudice to the application of article 36, public proceedings shall be initiated by the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, who shall decide what action to take on the facts brou…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 963

…ent of the duty provided for in that Article, failing which the appeal or the defences, as the case may be, will be inadmissible. Except in the case of an application for legal aid, the principal appe…

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