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Showing 151160 of 31376 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24-6-2014 n° 13-17.772

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2402

…Article 878; 6° The claim of a first-time buyer holding a rent-to-own contract governed by the loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 definissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière est garant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary employment agencies.

Article L6325-24

An agreement, concluded at professional branch level between the representative organisations of employers and employees in the temporary work sector and the State, may provide for part of the funds a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary title: Provisions relating to the preliminary title

Article 2491

The articles 1 to 6 shall apply to Mayotte.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-24

For any transfer of holiday vouchers, the agency may only receive payments credited to its account. When, particularly in the case of an unpaid bank or postal cheque or a delay in payment, the amount…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-245

The conversion to a general partnership requires the agreement of all the partners. In this case, the conditions set out in articles L. 225-243 and the first paragraph of article L. 225-244 are not re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-244

The conversion decision is taken on the report of the company's statutory auditors, if any. The report certifies that the shareholders' equity is at least equal to the share capital.The conversion is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-243

Any public limited company may convert into a company of another form if, at the time of conversion, it has been in existence for at least two years and has drawn up and had approved by the shareholde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-24

The rights of information, access, rectification and limitation of data shall be exercised under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-24

After the election of its Executive Council under the conditions set out in article LO 6432-6, the territorial council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Work in confined spaces

Article R4222-24

While the work is being carried out, ventilation is provided in accordance with the requirements of article R. 4222-6 or R. 4222-11, depending on whether the work is being carried out in a non-specifi…

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