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Showing 401410 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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-16

…rgers and partial contributions of assets between associations are governed by articles 30-17 to 30-21 below..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and principals

Article R1263-16

From the day of receipt of the injunction referred to in Article L. 1262-4-3, the employer posting employees and, where applicable, the principal contracting with the latter shall inform the project o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-16

…rning the debtor or the owner of the property when he is not the debtor and which is referred to in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 521-6, the registrar shall replace the information registered with this…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1630

…purchaser is evicted, he is entitled to claim against the seller: 1° The restitution of the price; 2° That of the fruits, when he is obliged to return them to the owner who evicts him; 3° The costs m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV : Provisions applicable to import taxes, petroleum products and removal from warehouses

Article 1695

…iable is a non-taxable person not identified in accordance with the combined provisions of Articles 286 ter and 286 ter A;2° (Repealed);3° Transport between France and territories outside Community te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69-2

I.-For the medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-12, the early access authorisation: 1° Is granted for a maximum period determined by decree, renewable by the High Authority for Health; 2° C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special instalment scheme

Article 1693

Value added tax payers authorised to have the additional period of one month provided for in 2 of Article 287 to submit the declaration referred to in 1 of the same article are required to pay, by way…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-6

…d its unit-holders or shareholders:1° The AIF or its management company does not act as depositary ;2° A principal broker acting as counterparty to the AIF may not be its depositary unless it has func…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-1-2

…he proceedings relate to a felony or misdemeanour punishable by at least three years' imprisonment; 2° The proceedings relate to a misdemeanour punishable by at least one year's imprisonment committed…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: House arrest as an alternative to detention

Article L743-16

In the event of house arrest pursuant to article L. 743-13, the provisions of articles L. 732-7 and L. 733-6 to L. 733-12 shall apply.The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be la…

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