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Showing 181190 of 23166 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 21-12-2007 n° 06-12.769

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-12

The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation on decisions handed down in matters of international wrongful removal of children is fifteen days.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-12

In commercial matters, the powers vested in the tribunal judiciaire and its president are exercised by the tribunal de commerce and its president.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

Unless it is the result of a merger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-8 to L. 236-17 or a demerger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-20 to L. 236-26, or if it is made to a compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

A company agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the soc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-21

I. - The provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

I. - The application for authorisation of an individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal product is accompanied by a dossier, the content of which is laid down by decision of the Director General…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-212

Publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 123-211 is required from the registrar by the new owner of the business within three days of the first insertion in a medium authorised to receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-21

The pharmacists in charge or delegated pharmacists referred to in article L. 5142-1 and the interim pharmacists referred to in article R. 5142-26 are entered on the register of section B or section E…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding and cash resources

Article D6323-21

I.-The regional cross-industry joint committees finance : 1° The educational costs, ancillary costs and costs relating to the validation of skills and knowledge for the professional transition project…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article D5217-21

The metropolitan authority may neutralise the depreciation allowance for public buildings, less the amount of the annual write-back of equipment subsidies received to finance these facilities, and the…

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