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Showing 42314240 of 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French Civil CodeIn force
Book IV: Securities

Article 2286

A right of retention on the thing may be exercised by:

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2387

A mortgage may be legal, judicial or conventional.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1121-2

No person may be excluded from a recruitment procedure or from access to an internship or training period in the company, no employee may be penalised, dismissed or subjected to any direct or indirect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-252

…claration by the company at the time of its registration: 1° The company name, followed, where applicable, by its acronym; 2° The legal form, specifying the company's legal personality and its legal p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2523

The holder of one of the rights mentioned in Article 2521 may not be registered until the right of its immediate author has itself been registered. The holder of a right other than ownership may only…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 20

The judge may always hear the parties themselves.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-250

A liability action based on the cancellation of the company shall lapse under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 235-13.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Declarations of existence and accounts

Article 286

…vided by the administration. A declaration is also compulsory in the event of cessation of business;2° Provide, on a form supplied by the administration, all information relating to its professional a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2450

An unpaid mortgagee may pursue the sale of the mortgaged property in accordance with the procedures set out in the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures, from which the mortgage agreement may not derog…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-91

…tling and audio description files are subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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