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Showing 281290 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Other legal divorce proceedings

Article 1117

On pain of inadmissibility, the pre-trial judge shall be seised of applications relating to the interim measures provided for in Articles 254 to 256 of the Civil Code made in a section separate from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-11

When an internal-use pharmacy is no longer able to carry out one or more of its tasks and activities, it may entrust other internal-use pharmacies with their implementation. The competent administrati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-11

For the period between 9 June 2021 and 29 June 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 170.46% when the revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 154.48% when the revenu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-11

…tre or branch, is substantiated and notified to the centre manager by any means that confers a certain date of receipt. A copy of the notification is sent to the primary health insurance fund within w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 114

The parties may only be heard, questioned or confronted, unless they expressly waive this, in the presence of their lawyers or the latter duly summoned. Lawyers shall be summoned no later than five wo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-11

For employees for whom the employer provides accommodation, this benefit in kind is valued by agreement or collective labour agreement.Failing this, accommodation is valued at 0.02 euros per day.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1131

I. - Subject to the provisions of article 1020, the purchaser, donee, heir or legatee of a work of art, books, collectors' items or documents of high artistic or historical value, is exempt from trans…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-1

With the authorisation of the public prosecutor or examining magistrate, as the case may be, elements of ongoing legal proceedings may be communicated to authorities or bodies authorised for this purp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-17

The decision ordering the wearing of a mobile electronic anti-collision device sets out the duration of the measure and the conditions for its implementation, in particular the pre-alert and alert dis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-19

Before consenting to the wearing of a mobile anti-attachment device, the parties shall receive the following information from the family court judge: 1° The defendant's refusal to fit the anti-attachm…

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