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Showing 121130 of 25098 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 17-10-1968 n° 66-13.711

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resignation to raise a child.

Article L1225-66

In order to bring up their child, employees may terminate their employment contract at the end of their maternity or adoption leave or, as the case may be, two months after the birth or arrival in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the importation of plasma pastes and labile blood products intended for the preparation of health products.

Article D1221-66

When applying for an import authorisation, the importer must certify, notwithstanding the provisions of g of Article D. 1221-61, that the samples of blood or its components, from which the product for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 665-1

When effected at the registry's behest, notification to the defendant of a document instituting proceedings shall include, in a very conspicuous manner: 1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court befo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Notaries

Article R444-66

Notaries may not collect any revenue duty for the collection or custody of capital and securities deposited for the direct execution of a deed of sale or loan executed in their office. Notaries must,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance by intervention.

Article L511-66

Acceptance by intervention may take place in all cases where recourse is open before maturity to the bearer of an acceptable bill of exchange. Where a person has been indicated on the bill of exchange…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Specific provisions relating to assets held in sub-ledger accounts

Article R332-66

As part of the auxiliary accounting operations referred to in article R. 342-1, the undertaking referred to in article L. 310-3-2 may only enter into contracts constituting forward financial instrumen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-66

When the sentence enforcement court informs the victim pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 712-16-1, it shall inform the victim of his or her option to be assisted by a victim…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 662-1

Service by electronic means is effected by the transmission of the document to its addressee under the conditions laid down in Title XXI of this Book. The articles 654 to 662 do not apply. The documen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-66

A société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable may be formed by cash contributions, contributions in kind of real estate assets mentioned in article L. 214-36, mergers or demerg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Suspension, prohibition and termination of research.

Article R1123-66

Within ninety days of the end of the research involving human subjects, the sponsor must inform the competent authority and the relevant data protection committee of the effective date of the end of t…

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