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Showing 15311540 of 51113 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012 n° 11-24.033 · Cass. com. 15 September 2015 n° 14-17.964 · CA Versailles 6 June 1997

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1531

…ciple of confidentiality under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article 21-3 of the aforementioned Act of 8 February 1995.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

I. - The départements shall collect:1° (Repealed);2° La redevance des mines, prévues à article 1587 ;3° La part de la fraction de la composante de l'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de résea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-23

…o any controlled company or company that controls it within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, the provisions of said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration, c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special conditions for the "geriatrics" option

Article D6124-177-14

The coordinating doctor specialises in geriatrics or has proven training or experience in geriatrics.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1506

…the provisions of this Title, the following Articles shall apply to international arbitration:1° 1446,1447,1448 (paragraphs 1 and 2) and 1449, relating to the arbitration agreement; 2° 1452 to 1458 an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-14

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-15 and if it has received a filing date, the patent application shall give rise to the drawing up of a search report on the elements…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-23

The international application shall be drawn up in the French language. If it is not filed in electronic form, the application shall be filed in three copies, together with each of the documents menti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-23

…ompany or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement extended or approved in application ofarticle L. 314-6 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles may define the distributio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1418

…ties, even those who have not lodged an objection. The summons shall contain:1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court before which the opposition is brought; 3° An indication of the date of the hear…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-15

…Chairman considers, either on the basis of the supporting documents referred to in Article R. 1142-13, or on the basis of the observations of the expert(s) to whom he has submitted these documents pur…

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