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Showing 721730 of 25774 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-10-1988 n° 87-12.117

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1091

On pain of inadmissibility, the petition shall include in its appendix, where applicable, the information form of the minor child requesting to be heard dated and signed by him or her as well as an ag…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1059

Publicity of applications, acts and judgments is effected by an entry in the margin of the birth record of the person concerned. This entry is made at the behest of the clerk of the judicial court or,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Unemployment insurance certificate

Article R1234-12

For temporary employment undertakings, the monthly statements of assignment contracts provided for in article L. 1251-46 serve as a certificate for their employees who hold such contracts, subject to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1019

Any contribution, sale or exchange of securities that has been approved under the conditions provided for in the fifth paragraph of article 42-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to fre…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Firm prices

Article R2112-12

In contracts with instalments, the price of each instalment may be discounted under the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-10 and R. 2112-11. This discounting is carried out on the basis of the ec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Deposit of a sum by the transport company that has disembarked a foreign national without the required documents

Article R821-12

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance mentioned in article R. 821-8 shall return all or part of the sum deposited within one month of the date of receipt by his departmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12

In order to ensure better coordination of their activities and thus contribute to the structuring of the healthcare pathways referred to in article L. 1411-1 and the achievement of the objectives of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-127

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, the regular practice of physiotherapy, in any form whatsoever, within a company, a local authority, a health care organisation or an institution…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-12

If the employer is unable to offer the employee another job, it shall inform him/her in writing of the reasons for the refusal to redeploy. The employer may only terminate the employment contract if h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article L122-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 122-2, local semi-public sports companies formed before 29 December 1999 may retain their previous legal status. The provisions of articles L. 122-3, L. 12…

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