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Showing 33113320 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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-12

…ligible to file an application concerning one of the measures covered by the provisions of Article 712-4 as long as a previous application relating to the same measure has not been decided by the comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-12

…ble the agency to ensure, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 4413-2, the coordination of the region's actions with those of the State and its public establishments,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…nce undertaking in a trust contract formed for the purpose of reorganisation pursuant to Article L. 311-41 is valued for the purposes of Article R. 351-1 as a participation whose valuation, in accorda…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

…hire, with or without a promise to sell, or any other form of distribution.Persons whose liability may be sought on the basis of articles 1792 à 1792-6 and 1646-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-12

…o-production agreement, on the territory of the State or States of the co-producers. This condition may be waived subject to compliance with the provisions of 2° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-12

In accordance with dispositions de l'article L. 235-1 du code de la sécurité intérieure, les résultats des analyses d'identification par empreintes génétiques mentionnées aux I et II de l'article R. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-12

…nth to prepare for the certificate of aptitude for the duties of statutory auditor. The traineeship may be carried out concurrently with that provided for in first paragraph of article 4 of order no.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Statements of claim

Article R322-12

…ate of notification. However, a creditor who can prove that his default is not due to his own fault may ask to be authorised to declare his claim after the time limit has expired. The judge shall rule…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Access to rights and obligations

Article D561-12

For the application of article L. 561-16, the refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection may apply to the French Office for Immigration and Integration or the manager of the place of accommodatio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-2

The judge may suspend the effects of the future protection mandate in the decision to open a judicial safeguard measure or, if the existence of the mandate is brought to his attention after this openi…

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