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Showing 621630 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-11

…if the amount of the fee exceeds €500, 30% of this fee, in the event that, at the client's request, and for reasons that may relate in particular to the need to safeguard a right, property or evidence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-11

With the exception of Article R. 621-20 and of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and Autonomy Conference

Article D1442-11

For the application of article D. 1432-42 to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the fourth paragraph is completed as follows: It includes at least one member working in Saint-Barthélemy an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-11

The employer shall define and apply preventive measures designed to eliminate or reduce to a minimum the risk of exposure to hazardous chemical agents: 1° By designing and organising suitable working…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-11

…led 2.24 € 88 Mention of a dispute in the margin of an entry 1.13 € 89 Privilege of social security and supplementary schemes Registration, including total cancellation of a registration that has not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-11

…les R. 4542-6 to R. 4542-10 only apply insofar as the elements in question exist in the workstation and the characteristics of the task make their application possible.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-11

The establishment's budget includes a provisional profit and loss account and a provisional statement of changes in assets and liabilities on an accruals basis. The appropriations for staff expenditur…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1144

The information provided for in 1° of Article 229-2 of the Civil Code takes the form of a form for each of the minor children, which mentions their right to ask to be heard under the conditions of Art…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1147

A mention of the divorce is made in the margin of the marriage certificate and the birth certificate of each of the spouses, at the request of the interested party or his or her lawyer, on the basis o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1145

The divorce agreement is signed together, by the spouses and their lawyers meeting together for this purpose, in triplicate or, under the same conditions, by electronic signature. Where applicable, th…

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