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Showing 30913100 of 33394 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20 June 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 April 2004 · Cass. com. 13 December 1994 · CA Paris 17 September 2013

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-13

…of the list being put online, voters may check their registration and, if necessary, submit an application for registration to the Minister. Within eleven days of the list being placed online, any ele…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

Within each category, advancement in step shall be from one step to the next higher step. The maximum number of servants eligible for advancement to the next higher grade in their category shall be de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Categories of beneficiaries.

Article L5212-13

…1° Workers recognised as disabled by the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées mentioned in article L. 146-9 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles ; 2° Victims of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-133

In addition to the information provided for in article 2 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, all correspondence and documents issued by the company must indicate its status as a company holding an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-13

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 356-11, where the prudential regime of a third country has been recognised as temporarily equivalent by a delegated act of the European Commission, the Aut…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R321-13

…summons to pay in the form of a seizure. These effects apply to third parties from the date of publication of the summons. Where an agreement has been entered into prior to publication of the summons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-131

…or more heirs of a deceased partner, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, to the preferential allocation to them of the shares of their author is noti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-13

I.-The notification referred to in III of article L. 3512-17 includes the following information: 1° A detailed description of the product and instructions for its use; 2° The information on the ingred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-13

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, fines imposed in application of article L. 4741-12 may not result in the termination or suspension of the employment contract or in any financial los…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-13

…ate concerned, at the end of the two-year period provided for in II of article L. 341-4. Where applicable, the deletion of information relating to all the mandates held by the same direct seller shall…

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