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Showing 26712680 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article A123-78

…otice shall contain the name of the grouping, its registration references, the surname, first names and domicile of the liquidator(s). Where the appointment of the liquidator(s) occurs at the same tim…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 727

…d, as perpetrator or accomplice, to a criminal or correctional penalty for having committed torture and acts of barbarism, deliberate violence, rape or sexual assault against the deceased ;3° One who…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Examination of the appeal

Article R212-7-31

…ned by its Chairman, is notified, within two months, to the Minister for Culture, to the applicants and to the author of the application for authorisation if he is not the applicant.The four-month per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-7

Contracts entered into prior to 1 January 1986 between a performer and a producer of an audiovisual work or their assignees shall be subject to the foregoing provisions in respect of the modes of expl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-7

…y absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1242-2, the term of the contract initially set may be postponed until the day a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Suspension of performance of the contract and ban on recruitment.

Article L6225-7

…y steps to enable the apprentice to follow the training provided by the centre on a temporary basis and to find a new employer likely to contribute to the completion of his training.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internship in speech and language therapy with a practitioner.

Article D4341-7

The training supervisor must have been in professional practice for at least three years and must be approved by a committee chaired by the director of the student's training and research unit, in acc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 783

…ted by the investigating chamber, the second paragraph of the same article 133-16 is not applicable and the pardon immediately produces its effects for the convictions provided for in the same paragra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707

I.-On the decision or under the supervision of the judicial authorities, the sentences handed down by the criminal courts are, except in insurmountable circumstances, enforced effectively and as quick…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IX: Rehabilitation of convicted persons

Article 792

The public prosecutor shall be issued with:1° A copy of the sentencing judgments;2° An extract from the register of places of detention where the sentence was served stating the convicted person's con…

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