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Showing 47414750 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 Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article D313-29

…the lessee in the performance of hire-purchase contracts or leases accompanied by a promise to sell may not exceed 2% of the share of payments corresponding to the capital value of the property to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-2

The prohibition set out in Article L. 3254-1 does not apply in the following cases: 1° Where the contract of employment stipulates that the employee who is provided with board and lodging shall also r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-26

…he cells or the cell therapy preparations are accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article R. 1211-19 and Article R. 1211-22-2 and in the rules of good practice provided for in Article L. 1245-6,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-22

Where the division is to be carried out by contributions to new companies, each of the new companies may be formed without any contribution other than that of the divided company. In this case, and if…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2445

When the department responsible for land registration, issuing a certificate to the new holder of a right in rem in immovable property, omits to register a mortgage, the right remains in the hands of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-2

The leave mentioned in articles L. 3142-1 and L. 3142-1-1 does not entail any reduction in remuneration, which takes account, where applicable, of the allowance mentioned inarticle L. 331-9 of the Soc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28

Business legal entities which, although not required to do so because of their legal form or the size of the group as a whole, publish consolidated accounts, shall comply with the provisions of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-2

The administrative authority shall validate the collective agreement referred to in Article L. 1233-24-1 once it has ascertained that :1° It complies with articles L. 1233-24-1 to L. 1233-24-3 ; 2° Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of protection

Article L511-9

…registration. It shall be granted to the creator or his successor in title. The author of the application for registration shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be regarded as the beneficia…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-9

The inventor, whether employed or not, is mentioned as such in the patent; he may also object to this mention.

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