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Showing 60616070 of 63274 articles for Art. s. 1833 and 1844-10 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 July 2000

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

…whose jurisdiction the operations must be carried out. The order shall be issued on simple request and on presentation of the plant variety certificate, or in the case provided for in Article L. 623-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-5

…ctice is carried out, a private practice committee is responsible for ensuring that the legislative and regulatory provisions governing this practice are properly applied and that the clauses of priva…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-53

…l director of this service. The Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre's mission is to collect blood and blood components and to prepare, store and distribute the labile blood products required by the…

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

Article R1613-5

Only work to repair damage to the assets listed in article R. 1613-4 and urgent work to restore the flow capacity of watercourses, for which the project management is provided by the local authority o…

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

Article R5122-5

In the event of an express or tacit authorisation decision as provided for in article R. 5122-4, the employer may send the Agence de services et de paiement a request for compensation under the partia…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-2

…that the estate renounced in the name of the protected person has not been accepted by another heir and as long as the State has not been sent into possession, the renunciation may be revoked either b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-55

In the event of a dispute concerning the performance of the main agreement, the court may, until the dispute has been resolved, suspend the performance of the credit agreement. The credit agreement is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-51

…ect on the smooth running of the company.The employer's refusal is made after consulting the social and economic committee. Reasons must be given.In the event of a dispute, the employer's refusal may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Forms

Article L511-52

…of acceptance or payment shall be made by a notary or by a bailiff. The protest must be made by one and the same act: 1° At the domicile of the person on whom the bill of exchange was payable, or at h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article L662-5

Funds held by trustees under receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by the loi n° 67-563 du 13 juillet 1967 sur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite personnelle et…

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