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Showing 651660 of 25774 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-10-1988 n° 87-12.117

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

Any patent application shall be rejected, in whole or in part: 1° Which does not satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 61…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territorial health project

Article R1441-12

Articles R. 1434-1, R. 1434-2 and R. 1434-10 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-121

Beneficiaries of jobs for the future as teachers are recruited by local public education establishments or local public agricultural education and vocational training establishments, after receiving t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-12

A professional responsible for payment of the resale right pursuant to Article R. 122-9 is liable to a fine of the third class for:1° Not paying the resale right to the beneficiary who requests it in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-12

For seafarers, the authorisations referred to in article R. 5523-10 are issued by the maritime authority under the conditions laid down in the Maritime Labour Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1094

The spouse, either by marriage contract or during the marriage, may, in the event that he leaves no children or descendants, dispose in favour of the other spouse in property, of all that he could dis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1011

Except in the case of forfeiture provided for in Article 978, the case shall be distributed as soon as the claimant has submitted his statement of case and, at the latest, on expiry of the time limit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications

Article 1078

The application shall mention, where applicable, the existence of a protection order concerning the spouses that is in force on the date it is submitted. The order, together with proof of its notifica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-12

With regard to the matters mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article R. 5322-11, the Board of Directors may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer all or part of its powers within limits that it shall dete…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Apportionment and collection of certain taxes

Article L2331-12

The conditions under which the revenue from the tax on maritime passenger transport to protected natural areas mentioned in article L. 423-47 of the code of taxes on goods and services is distributed…

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