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Showing 15611570 of 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-13

A copy of the application for a plant variety certificate is given to the applicant at the time of filing, bearing a visa certifying the day and time of filing of the application and including a regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 C

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-13

I.-The cash management procedures and the investment policy implemented by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in its financial management of the personal training account are set out in the three-…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-3

Where the designation of the applicable law is made before the marriage, the future spouses present to the civil registrar either the act by which they made this designation, or a certificate issued b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-13

…the interest of creditors have not been taken during the course of the proceedings, the proceedings may be resumed.The matter is referred to the court by the previously appointed liquidator, by the pu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-13

…t will make its decision within the time limit stipulated in the second paragraph of article R. 531-23.It will immediately send its decision to reject the application to the person in charge of the pl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13

The immovable property of the institution mentioned in Article L. 5312-1 is entirely in its private domain. Property transferred to the institution shall be decommissioned if it belongs to the public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results (R)

Article R1112-13

For a referendum decided by a region, articles R. 1112-11 and R. 1112-12 shall apply. However, the census commission provided for in Article R. 1112-11 includes a person appointed by the president of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-13

…tive and qualitative information sent to the Banking Inclusion Observatory pursuant to Article L. 312-1-1 B relates in particular to access to deposit accounts, means of payment, credit, savings and t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-13

The occupational health physician personally carries out all of his duties. In the establishments for which he is responsible, these functions are exclusive of any other function likely to call into q…

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