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Showing 21212130 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-7

If an agreement is reached, a deed is drawn up, a copy of which is delivered or sent by simple letter to all the parties. Payment shall then be made under the conditions set out in the second and thir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-12

At any time during the investigation, the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 who encounters a difficulty, may request by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-101-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 72-101-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-12

…suant to 10° of Article 10-2 and article 10-5-1, victims of violence have the right, when their medical examination has been requested by an officer or agent of the judicial police, a magistrate or a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-12

…he number of trade union delegates for each trade union section in each company or establishment is calculated under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, taking into account the numb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-120

…stipulates that the undertaking is reserved for no more than twenty unit or share holders or for a category of investors whose characteristics are defined in the general regulations of the Autorité d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-12

Any establishment or organisation that carries out embryo research is required to keep the protocol provided for in Article L. 2151-5, the documents attesting to the collection of the consents referre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-126

…ument proportional to the sum actually benefiting from the prior claim, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 0.645% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.266% From €1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-2

…for good practice drawn up or validated by the Haute Autorité de Santé. They detail the activities carried out by the nurses involved in their implementation. They lay down the eligibility and withdr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

The list of sworn goods brokers is drawn up by each court of appeal at the request of the public prosecutor. It shall show, for each of them, the date of their registration as well as their profession…

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