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Showing 31013110 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-11

…cing decision handed down by a French court or a court of a Member State may be transmitted, as the case may be, by the competent French authority for the purposes of recognition and enforcement in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2352-13

…of the employees of the participating companies, subsidiaries and establishments concerned. In this case, the provisions of Chapter III shall not apply. Such a decision may not be taken in the case of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-13

…cess to this file solely for the exercise of the rights of defence before the competent court, in a case which is directly related to the case for which access has been granted and which concerns the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-58-3

The time limit for appealing against the decision to close the case is one month. It runs from the day on which notification was made to the author of the complaint or referral. Reasons must be given…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-9

…ys of service of the order of the Pre-Trial Judge or the date of the order of the judge hearing the case. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to proce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting obligations

Article R722-4

…ace of birth, nationality and identity document number ;2° The owner of the cash, including, in the case of a natural person, their full name, contact details, including address, date and place of bir…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 519

…at the request of one of the parties, with a third party appointed for this purpose. In the latter case, if the request is granted, the judge shall specify the terms of the deposit in his decision. I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385-1

In the cases provided for by articles 388-1 and 388-2, a plea based on a ground of nullity or on a clause of the insurance contract and seeking to exclude the insurer from the case must, on pain of fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Special provisions relating to general insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L191-2

…ind registered in these départements;3° If the contract was taken out in these départements, in the case of a contract with a duration of four months or less, relating to risks incurred during travel,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-6

…d those relating to the single-member private limited company enacted by Article L. 223-31. In this case, the sole shareholder exercises the powers vested in the general meeting. In the case of a sing…

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