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Showing 14311440 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-16

Any clause or agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 134-2 and L. 134-4, the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 134-11, and of article L. 134-15 or derogating, to the detriment of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R822-16

…rces include:1° Proceeds from its commercial operations, in particular the sale of its publications;2° Resources from its training activities;3° Subsidies or contributions allocated to it by the State…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Lead and its compounds

Article R4412-160

…nforced individual monitoring of workers is provided under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28: 1° Either if exposure to a concentration of lead in the air is greater than 0.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-16

The annual fees provided for in Article L. 612-19 which are due for the European patent must be paid under the conditions provided for in Article 141 of the European Patent Convention. These fees are…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-162

…upervisory board and a management board, in accordance with the conditions laid down in sub-section 2 of section 4 of this chapter. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, the board of director…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-16

…entence enforcement judge may, in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 723-15-2, set the date of incarceration after summoning the sentenced person and taking his observati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-16

…ate: 1° The surname, first names, profession and address of the applicant and of the other parties; 2° The subject of the dispute; 3° The applicant's pleas in law and submissions; 4° Any information i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-166

…ment equal to that to which the authentic deed containing the same agreement would have given rise; 2° If the filing is not made by all the persons referred to in 1° or if they do not require recognit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifying examination

Article A742-16

…board.The admission tests comprise:1° A fifteen-minute oral examination on civil and commercial law;2° A fifteen-minute oral examination on judicial organisation and civil and commercial procedure;3°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 untricies

The levies mentioned in articles 1609 novoviciesand 1609 tricies are declared and settled by the online gaming or betting operators mentioned in these articles in accordance with the following procedu…

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