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Showing 27212730 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-113

the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline may request from an auditor referred to in Article R. 814-29 an opinion on the value of contributions in kind.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-119

The competent person in charge of radiation protection defined in 1° of Article R. 4451-112 may not be discriminated against because of the performance of his/her duties.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 936

A deaf-mute who can write may accept himself or through a proxy.If he cannot write, the acceptance must be made by a curator appointed for this purpose, following the rules laid down in the title "Of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-114

…ies that they have built exclusively for rental purposes. For the purposes of this management, they may carry out work of any kind on these buildings, in particular operations relating to their constr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-11

…the body for the defence of geographical indications has been lodged or accepted, customs officials may, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, inform this person or body of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-11

…ision or any contractual clause, no indivisibility, termination or resolution of a current contract may result solely from the fact of the decision on the admissibility of the claim.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-11

…detention, when his participation in verification operations is not necessary, the foreign national may not be placed in a room occupied simultaneously by one or more persons in police custody.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Fines for companies that have not complied with their obligations to return and take charge of a foreign national

Article L821-11

The fine provided for in article L. 821-10 may not be imposed for failure to comply with re-routing obligations for acts dating back more than four years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1161-11

…d from any promotional communication relating to the medicinal product covered by the programme and may not be the subject of any direct communication to the public.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-11

…fety the environmental conditions specific to the location in which it is installed and to which it may be subjected.

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