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Showing 10711080 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-17

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is substituted for the State in the latter's rights and obligations concerning the operation of rail transport. It receives budgetary support from the State in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-17

The publishing contract is terminated, without prejudice to the cases provided for by common law, by the preceding articles of this sub-section or by the articles of sub-section 2, when: 1° The publis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-17

…Register of Companies. The new assignee of the site or, failing that, the group or company, as the case may be, reimburses them the value of their shares, increased, where applicable, by the added va…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Dissolution.

Article L125-19

…the Articles of Association, the receivership or liquidation of one of the members does not automatically result in the dissolution of the economic interest group.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article L143-19

The registration guarantees two years' interest in the same rank as the principal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-19

During the twenty days following the publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in Article L. 141-12, an authentic copy or one of the originals of the deed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of the "home-made" label

Article L122-19

Persons or companies that process or distribute food products as part of a permanent or occasional, main or ancillary commercial catering, mass catering or takeaway sales of prepared meals, specify on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Sales or provision of services with premiums

Article L121-19

…sions of this article apply to all production, distribution and service activities, including those carried out by public bodies, in particular under public service delegation agreements. The rules re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-19

In accordance with Council Regulation No 1182/71/EEC of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits: 1° The day on which the contract is concluded or the day on whic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-19

…nce with the conditions set out in article L. 224-35, the sums owed by the professional are automatically increased by half.

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