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Showing 17211730 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article R713-8

In the event of an appeal, a stay of execution may be requested from the first president of the court of appeal by summary proceedings. Until the day on which the order is handed down by the first pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-8

In the event of the issuer being placed under a safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation procedure, employees holding unused but still valid and exchangeable securities on the date of the dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L936-8

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 622-26, L. 625-4, L. 626-5, L. 626-20, L. 631-18, L. 641-14 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code are the New…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of replacement income.

Article R5426-8

When considering a decision to withdraw the replacement income, the Director referred to in article R. 5312-26 will inform the person concerned in advance, by any means giving a date certain, of the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation

Article R4381-88

In the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article 37 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies concerning companies adopting the status of coopera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article R6316-8

The certification requirement provided for in Article L. 6316-1 is assessed, depending on the case, either on the date of conclusion of the agreement with the funder mentioned in the same article, or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 754

It may not be exercised until five days after a summons has been served on the convicted person at the request of the pursuing party. In the event that the judgment of condemnation has not previously…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-85

The Banque de France shall inform the institutions and persons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article D764-8

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article D763-8

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 424-4n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 424-4-1No. 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019II. - For the application…

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