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Showing 16911700 of 49834 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 décembre 1997 n° 95-20194

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Result

Article R2314-22

…or labour complies with the general security reference system provided for inarticle 9 of order no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 relating to electronic exchanges between users and administrative autho…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2288

A surety bond is the contract by which a guarantor undertakes to the creditor to pay the debtor's debt in the event of the latter's default. It can be taken out at the request of the principal debtor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…the possibility of issuing a bring or arrest warrant in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-17, the sentence enforcement judge and court may issue a search note designed to enable the senten…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

…ood faith, reported or witnessed such acts may be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article benefit from the protections prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-21

Voting takes place under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2017-1811 of 28 December 2017 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic voting via the internet for the election of sta…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 260

1. Towing operations carried out under the conditions set out in articles 257 to 259 above are also reserved for the French flag: a) within the ports or territorial waters of mainland France and the F…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

…ll other cases, the person may only make the request if there is no criminal record in bulletin no. 2 of their criminal record. In the event of a final decision to acquit or acquit the accused, the pe…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution of the mortgage.

Article 241

Ships and other seagoing vessels, including maritime drones as defined in article L. 5000-2-2 of the French Transport Code, which have been registered are subject to mortgages, unless they have been r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2524

Any deed relating to a right that may be registered must, for the purposes of registration, be drawn up in authentic form by a notary, a court of general jurisdiction or a public authority. Any deed i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Dissolution of marriage

Article 227

Marriage is dissolved: 1° By the death of one of the spouses; 2° By legally pronounced divorce.

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