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Showing 17711780 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 980

If the defendant to the appeal has not constituted a lawyer, service is made on the party himself. The document of service indicates to the defendant that he must, if he intends to defend the appeal,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 977

The court clerk immediately sends the defendant by simple letter a copy of the statement with the indication that he must, if he intends to defend the appeal, appoint a lawyer to the Conseil d'Etat an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-10

As an exception to the provisions of article R. 1613-9, the amount of the State grant may, by way of exception, bring the amount of direct public aid up to 100% of the pre-tax amount of the damage cau…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102

The management report referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 225-100 presented by the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to the General Meeting gives an annual…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-12

…of aid from the compensation fund is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-9

The authorisation holder has an organisation that ensures that each patient receives treatment that complies with the recommendations or guidelines for good clinical practice defined by the National C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-101

The results of the periodic inspections are recorded in the safety register(s) referred to in Article L. 4711-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-102

When periodic inspections are carried out by persons not belonging to the establishment, the reports drawn up following these inspections are appended to the safety register. Failing this, precise det…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-100

Periodic checks are carried out by qualified persons, who may or may not belong to the establishment, a list of whom is made available to the Labour Inspectorate. These persons have the necessary skil…

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