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Showing 381390 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Declarations by third parties.

Article 199

Where testimonial evidence is admissible, the judge may receive from third parties statements of such a nature as to throw light on the disputed facts of which they have personal knowledge. These stat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-19

Territorial authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation may construct, including on public property, finance, acquire or renovate buildings intended to be made available eithe…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 19 quater

…ry at an amount equal to the reduction applicable by the Member State which has reduced its levies. 2. The levels of levies and compensatory charges referred to in 1 of this article are brought to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-19

UCITS must provide the Banque de France with the information required to compile monetary statistics.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…de and in respect of the profit-sharing products allocated to a blocked current account pursuant to 2° of Article L. 3323-2 of the same Code. When the sums deposited in an account or the securities re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-19

Open-ended employment contracts may include a trial period, the maximum duration of which is : 1° For manual and clerical workers, two months ; 2° for supervisors and technicians, three months; 3° for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

…l supervision, a suspended or split sentence or conditional release, the sentence enforcement judge may order, after consulting the public prosecutor, the provisional incarceration of the convicted of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-19

…roduction grants are awarded to video game developers acting as delegated production companies. Aid may be awarded to several companies acting jointly as part of a co-production.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-19

For the application of articles L. 441-17 and L. 441-18, a guide to good practice is published and updated regularly. Each distributor shall communicate to the Director General of Competition, Consume…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Internship agreement

Article R426-19

…lauses provided for by the decree adopted for the application of the second paragraph of article L. 124-1 of the Education Code, except where one of these clauses is clearly not applicable.In the case…

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