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Showing 871880 of 30246 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 6-11-1991 n° 1588

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-11

In establishments holding an on-trade or take-away licence or a restaurant licence, consumers are informed, by means of a legible display on menus, wine lists or any other medium, of the origin and, w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-11

Any undivided co-owner may claim his annual share of the profits, after deduction of the expenses incurred by the acts to which he has consented or which are enforceable against him.In the absence of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-11

The benefit of the filing date of the certificate application is acquired if at least the documents referred to in Article R. 623-5, even if these documents are not regular in form. If the filing does…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-11

Unless otherwise provided, judgments and orders are notified to the debtor and the creditors concerned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the clerk's office of the judicial court.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-11

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person to contract a marriage or recognise a child for the sole purpose of obtaining, or having obtained, a residence pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-11

The Union General Meeting is convened by its Chairman at least twice a year. The meeting is convened by right if an absolute majority of the members making up the meeting so request. The meeting may o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-11

The establishment's budget includes a provisional profit and loss account and a provisional statement of changes in assets and liabilities on an accruals basis. The appropriations for staff expenditur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-7

The mandataire judiciaire shall draw up statements of claims as follows: 1. For the claims mentioned in articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15, within ten days of the judgment opening t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article L114-11

The sports resources, expertise and performance centres are headed by a Director. The Director and his/her deputies are appointed by order of the Minister for Sport. The appointment of the Director is…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-11

The Minister responsible for sport notifies the federation concerned of the opinion of the commission examining federal regulations relating to sports facilities, accompanied, where applicable, by the…

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