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Showing 281290 of 30432 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 11-6-1986 n° 84-17.222

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-11

The conditions set out in articles L. 23-112-1 and L. 23-112-4 are assessed on the date of appointment as a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-11

The operating result is the surplus or deficit for the year. For the purposes of appropriation, it is combined with the previous result carried forward, excluding any outstanding commitments.Outstandi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-11

Transfers of funds from refunds due to overpayments to local authority creditors are ordered by the local authority president, who issues a transfer order..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° : Acts, archives, registers and documents destroyed as a result of war, disaster or any other event

Article 1122

All deeds that it is necessary to reconstitute following a disaster or acts of war, as well as all procedural formalities having this reconstitution as their object, are, subject to the provisions of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R651-11

The provisions of this book are automatically applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations provided for in this title: 1° In Article R. 615-2, the words: "and the transfer decisi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1164

In framework contracts, it may be agreed that the price will be set unilaterally by one of the parties, with the onus on that party to justify the amount in the event of a dispute. In the event of abu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1144

The time limit for an action for nullity shall run, in the case of error or fraud, only from the day on which they were discovered and, in the case of violence, only from the day on which it ceased.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Earmarked credit

Article R341-11

The fact that the seller or service provider himself or through an agent acting on his behalf has the buyer subscribe to a request for immediate delivery or supply, in disregard of the provisions of a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1165

In contracts for the provision of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures

Article 1119

In the event of an appeal, modifications to the provisional measures, if a new fact has arisen, may only be requested, depending on the case, from the first president of the court of appeal or the Con…

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