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Showing 721730 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-19

…Council Regulation No 1182/71/EEC of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits: 1° The day on which the contract is concluded or the day on which the goods are rec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-19

The magistrate hearing the case may refuse to issue or withdraw the access permit to the tutor or curator in the case provided for in Article 706-114, if that person is the victim of the offence or if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-19

The Board of Directors elects from among its members a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Decisions are taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-19

…deducted under article L. 5212-11, the employer shall pay the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code and article L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-19

…ticle L. 1333-7 ; b) Periodic verification of the effectiveness of the internal control, procedures and technical devices referred to in Article R. 1333-15; c) Receipt and inspection, from the point o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-19

…test.Approval is awarded by the selection board on the basis of the average marks obtained by the candidate in all the tests he or she has taken, if this is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20.For t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-19

Assets and liabilities must be valued separately. No offsetting may be made between asset and liability items in the balance sheet or between expense and income items in the income statement, except i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-19

…is registered on the list provided for in Article L. 811-2 with the mention of the civil speciality and the other with the mention of the commercial speciality. In the event of a tie, the chairman has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-19

The aptitude test provided for in articles R. 822-6 and R. 822-7 takes place at least once a year, on a date set by order of the Minister of Justice, published in the Official Journal of the French Re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of owners of all or part of built-up buildings with regard to detection

Article R1334-19

…ed to in article R. 1334-14, the owners of these buildings must carry out a survey of the materials and products on list C containing asbestos.

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