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Showing 661670 of 65573 articles for Art. L 242-1 · Cass. 2e civ. 4 February 2010 · Cass. 2e civ. 1 July 2010

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-4

…decision is notified to the mandatary and the mandator or beneficiary of the mandate by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-4

If, on the basis of the documents produced, the judge considers the application to be well-founded, he shall make an order granting an injunction to do which may not be appealed. He shall determine th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-4

When the conventional phase has made it possible to bring the case to trial but the dispute persists in its entirety on the merits, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by a lawyer's deed…

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

Article 1424-4

The European order for payment or the decision rejecting an application for a European order for payment, together with the application form, are kept as minutes at the court registry.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-43-12

The recruitment on an open-ended contract of a person mentioned in article L. 5132-15-1-1 is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-4

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 141-7, the Banque de France collects statistical information on share savings plans from custodian-account holders, as defined by order of the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-42-1

I.-Establishments or organisations that prepare or import investigational advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis ensure that all preparation operations are carried out in acco…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-4

The decisions of the Board of Directors, other than those relating to the budget, come into force without prior approval, with the exception of decisions relating to loans, acquisitions, exchanges and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-4

The certificate is accompanied by a file containing the following information: 1° The results of the quality controls mentioned in articles L. 6221-9 and L. 6221-10, carried out during the previous fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-4-1

The Commission defined in article L. 1142-5 has jurisdiction over a region or regions designated by the order mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article. This order specifies the region in…

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