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Showing 811820 of 45787 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-7-1968 n° 66-12.056

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7

For the joint practice of their profession, court-appointed administrators may form entities with legal personality among themselves, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-7

People on the list are expected to carry out their duties throughout France.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R615-7

The president of the court may order, in the light of the seizure report, any measure likely to complete the proof of the alleged acts of infringement.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R412-7

Pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the labelling pa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Travel documents

Article R561-7

The issue of a travel document implies the return of the travel document issued previously.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…en the resources allocated to the Bouches-du-Rhône department, pursuant to I of l'article 53 de loi n° 2004-1484 du 30 décembre 2004 de finances pour 2005, and the reduction made, pursuant to the thir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-7

La dotation de fonctionnement minimale est attribuée aux départements ne répondant pas aux conditions démographiques mentionnées au premier alinéa de l'article L. 3334-6-1.Departments whose per capita…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee information.

Article L3332-7

The rules of the company savings plan determine the conditions under which employees are informed of its existence and content. They provide for the implementation of a decision-making aid for benefic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70

By way of derogation from the provisions relating to termination before the end of the fixed-term employment contract set out in article L. 1243-2, the Employment Initiative Contract may be terminated…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-71

The Initiative-Emploi contract may be suspended, at the employee's request, to enable him or her to: 1° With the agreement of the employer, to complete a period of work experience in a professional en…

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