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Showing 911920 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-2

The general rapporteur of the Competition Authority shall be a party to the proceedings in accordance with the procedures laid down in this section and in section IV.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-19

…c prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the convicted person's lawful habitual residence is located. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction. If the publ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-19

…is one, the Statutory Auditor, presents to the General Meeting or attaches to the documents communicated to the shareholders in the event of written consultation, a report on the agreements entered i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-19

…ter shall be mentioned in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle. Any interested person may obtain from the Institute: 1° A certificate of identity including particulars of the filing, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-19

The deliberative assemblies of local authorities and their groupings decide on the principle of any delegation of public services to a local public company or a single-operations semi-public company,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of housing conditions

Article R434-19

Specifically authorised officials from the local authority's social affairs or housing departments or, at the request of the mayor, officials from the French Office for Immigration and Integration may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

The transmission of information referred to in Articles R. 5139-4, R. 5139-5, R. 5139-12 and R. 5139-14 may be carried out electronically after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-9

…e of a public or private road or square, or the number plate of a building, whether built or not, located on the edge of a public or private road or square is obscured, even temporarily, by any instal…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compliance with payment of professional dues

Article 122-19

…e professional contributions provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Help with preparing for departure

Article R744-19

…held in an administrative detention centre benefit from reception, information, moral and psychological support and assistance in preparing the material conditions of their departure, which relate in…

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