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Showing 641650 of 59844 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-1-2012 n° 10-12.741

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-10

In cases where the contract of sale or provision of services provided for in article L. 312-53, from the eighth day following the request for reimbursement of any sum paid in advance by the buyer, thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L2223-10

No burials may take place in churches, temples, synagogues, hospitals, public chapels, and generally in any enclosed and closed buildings where citizens gather for the celebration of their faiths, nor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-3

An action to supplement a share on the grounds of lesion cannot be brought against shared gifts and shared wills.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-4

The provisions of article 828, are applicable to balances payable by donees, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-2

If his or her property comprises a sole proprietorship of an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal nature or shares in a company carrying on an industrial, commercial, craft, agricult…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-10

This chapter lays down the rules applicable, with a view to facilitating the social rehabilitation of sentenced persons, to the recognition and enforcement, in a Member State of the European Union, of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-10

The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency, referred to in article L. 232-6, deliberates on : 1° The annual budget and its modifications during the year ; 2° The financial account and the allocation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article L2312-10

During visits by the Labour Inspectorate inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1, the members of the staff delegation on the Social and Economic Committee are informed of his presence by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-10

The occupational physician is consulted, in accordance with the procedures specified by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, before any major decision is taken concerning the introduction or modification of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-10

With the exception of the time spent on call, the period of on-call duty is taken into account when calculating the minimum daily rest period provided for in article L. 3131-1 and the weekly rest peri…

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