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Showing 28112820 of 56962 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-10-2014 n° 13-16.806

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-10

The agency also performs its duties in the French overseas departments and collectivities and in New Caledonia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-10

At the end of their skills consolidation programme, candidates apply to the practice authorisation commission referred to in Article L. 4221-12 under the conditions set out in Article R. 4221-13-1.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-13

The digital content or digital service conforms to the contract if it meets in particular, where applicable, the following criteria: 1° It corresponds to the description, type, quantity and quality, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-13

The authorisation referred to in Article 706-95-12 shall be the subject of a written order giving reasons by reference to the factual and legal elements justifying that these operations are necessary.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-3

The salaried commercial court clerk invested with a mandate in the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce may not participate in deliberations or votes on disciplinary matters concer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-5

Any plan to recruit a salaried court clerk is brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, by tele-procedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice. The Minister o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-4

The holder of the office is civilly liable for the professional activity carried out on its behalf by the salaried clerk.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-6

When the number of full or partner commercial court clerks practising within the office falls below half the number of salaried commercial court clerks, the office holder has a period of one year to c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-2

Unless they are employed by a clerk of several commercial courts, salaried commercial court clerks may only carry out their duties within a single office.They may carry out the tasks devolved to comme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-13

An order of the minister responsible for civil security sets out the service regulations and rules applicable to the training provided to firefighters, which are compiled in national reference guides.…

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