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Showing 50115020 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 647-1

The First President shall rule within one month of the lodging of the application at the registry, after obtaining the opinion of the Public Prosecutor.He shall issue an order rejecting the applicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-6

The partial activity allowance is allocated within the limit of an annual quota of compensable hours set, taking into account the economic situation, by order of the minister responsible for employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article R4721-6

…has been established that the workers are in the dangerous situation referred to in Article L. 4721-8, the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 shall give the employ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

Parrogation au 4° de l'article R. 431-5, l'étranger, titulaire d'une carte de séjour pluriannuelle, à l'exception de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-11

…ined by the credit insurer co-signing the reinsurance treaty provided for in e of 1° of Article L. 432-2 is defined as follows: 1° When, in application of 1° of Article R. 442-8-10, the cover provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of farm profits

Article 63

…arming, as well as profits made by breeders of new plant varieties within the meaning of (articles L623-1 to L623-35 of the Intellectual Property Code).Also considered as profits from the agricultural…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Incidental claims.

Article 67

The incidental application must set out the claims and pleas of the party making it and indicate the supporting documents.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Incidental claims.

Article 68

Incidental claims shall be made against the parties to the proceedings in the same way as defences are presented. They are made against defaulting parties or third parties in the forms provided for th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Non-contentious claims.

Article 60

In non-contentious matters, the application is made by petition.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: The facts.

Article 6

In support of their claims, the parties have the burden of alleging the facts on which they are based.

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