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Showing 181190 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-29

In the case provided for in section 19, third paragraph, of the law of 29 November 1966, the price of the shares is determined, in the absence of agreement between the parties, in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article R3332-29

Pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 3332-16, the following events may exceptionally result in the rights built up in favour of participants being unlocked before expiry of the term of the b…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-3

…it their safety management system to periodic inspection under the conditions set out in article R. 342-12-2, operators must inform the Prefect. They shall have an initial inspection carried out withi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-29

In the absence of the Chairman, the office of Chairman shall be held by the Vice-Chairman or, in the latter's absence, by the most senior member of the Board present and, in the event of equality of s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-3

…dispose of a property transferred from a commune section pursuant to articles L. 2411-11 to L. 2411-12-2 within a period of five years from the date of publication of the transfer order, the deliberat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-3

…on the identity and address of the person liable for payment, the information listed in article R. 2333-120-17-2 and any other information required for accounting purposes.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 296 bis

…erred to in article 281 sexies; c. (Repealed). d. (Repealed) (1). (1) Repealed with effect from 1st January 1993.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 29

Subject to the provisions of

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Verification of entries requested on a principal basis.

Article 297

If the defendant acknowledges the handwriting, the judge acknowledges it to the plaintiff.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Incident of forgery.

Article 299

…edings is argued to be false, the disputed writing shall be examined as provided in Articles 287 to 295.

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