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Showing 721730 of 45873 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 3-11-2011 n° 10-21.760

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1182

The judge gives notice of the initiation of proceedings to the public prosecutor; when they are not petitioners, he also gives notice to each of the parents, the guardian, the person or representative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-118

…y in the Articles of Association, meetings are convened in accordance with the article 40 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III du code civil, sous réserve des disposi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-11

The employer and employee may jointly agree on the terms and conditions of termination of their employment contract.A contractual termination cannot be imposed by either party, and cannot be used as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation of derogations

Article L1453-11

Authorisation is required for the conclusion of an agreement as provided for in article L. 1453-8 which stipulates the offer of benefits whose individual or cumulative amount per agreement exceeds amo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-11

Approval of a screening room and its technical projection equipment is granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for a screening room and its technical projection…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-11

The bill of sale is only issued to the successful bidder upon proof of payment of the taxed costs.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other fixing procedures.

Article L3231-11

Improvements in purchasing power that have occurred in application of article L. 3231-10 since 1st January of the previous year are taken into account when applying the rule set out in article L. 3231…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Standards and control

Article L4022-11

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the conditions for the application of this section, in particular:1° The conditions and procedures for creating, using, accessing and consulting individual acc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-11

The foreign national is summoned to appear before the residence permit commission within the time limits laid down in the first paragraph of article L. 432-15 by a letter specifying the date, time and…

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