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Showing 11911200 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Postal order

Article L773-19

Funds may be sent by means of money orders issued by the Office des postes et télécommunications.The Office des postes et télécommunications is responsible for sums converted into money orders until t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Postal order

Article L774-19

Funds may be sent by means of money orders issued by the Office des postes et télécommunications.The Office des postes et télécommunications is responsible for sums converted into money orders until t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 19 quater

…be fixed on importation into the French customs territory at an amount equal to the reduction applicable by the Member State which has reduced its levies. 2. The levels of levies and compensatory cha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-19

…period of suspension of the employment contract that begins before the presumed date of childbirth may be reduced by a maximum of three weeks. The period after the presumed date of childbirth is then…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-19

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 4425-18 are transmitted to the Corsican regional authority. They are communicated by the Corsican regional authority to the elected m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-19

…Magistrates are appointed on the proposal of the Minister of Justice.Any member of the commission may not take part in the deliberations if he has a personal interest in the matter that is the subje…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2402

…tgage is attached are as follows: 1° The claim for the sale price of an immovable is secured on it; 2° The claim of the person who provided the funds for the acquisition of an immovable is secured on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-27

…nths or hired less than four years ago on open-ended contracts, and related social security charges;2° Expenditure relating to promotional and innovation activities using digital communication methods…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-19

…constitute a unit of account in a life insurance contract. The custodian referred to in Article L. 214-59 of the Monetary and Financial Code or the company referred to in Article L. 214-61 of the Mon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-19

…ttached to the national headquarters and are registered in the register provided for in article R. 123-220 of the French Commercial Code. Where justified by specific local circumstances, the Union's A…

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