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Showing 661670 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-13

The third-party purchaser shall arrange for the notification provided for in Article 2464 of the Civil Code by bailiff's deed, at the addresses elected by the creditors in their registrations. He shal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-13

The members of an association approved at national level may represent users of the healthcare system on national, regional, departmental or local hospital or public health bodies. Members of an assoc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions applicable to authorisation and registration schemes

Article R1333-131

…ing doctor, holding the required qualifications, responsible for ensuring the coordination of the measures taken to ensure the radiation protection of patients. In this case, the application for autho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-13

…to make payments into the collective retirement savings plan of his former company. Except in this case, a former employee who has left the company for a reason other than retirement or early retireme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-138

A neurosurgeon fulfilling the conditions mentioned in 1° of article D. 6124-137 and an anaesthetist-resuscitator are responsible for the continuity of care mentioned in article R. 6123-101 on each sit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 J

…rom the exemption provided for in article 1463 B, in the same proportions and for the same duration as the latter.II.-Communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-13

…upervisory role, the supervisory board will carry out an investigation and draw up a report on the basis of which it may give formal notice to the management organisation to comply with the provisions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-13

…surance group companies referred to in article L. 322-1-2 of the same Code, the mutual insurers and associations of mutual insurers covered by Book II of the Mutual Code, the mutual group associations…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Appeal procedures

Article L342-13

The appeal does not have suspensive effect.However, the public prosecutor may ask the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate to declare his appeal suspensive. In this case, the appeal,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-10

…so terminate it ex officio when the proper conduct of the mediation appears compromised or when it has become pointless.In all cases, the case must first be recalled to a hearing to which the parties…

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