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Showing 15611570 of 22872 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Jan. 2023 – no. 21-18.683

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-11

…and postal parcels. The agents of the regional health agencies and bodies mentioned in article R. 3114-11 have access to the points of entry located in these departments in order to implement the pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-11

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1187-1

…parties to the proceedings before the latter are entitled to consult the file by virtue of article 1187. He may withhold certain documents where their production would pose a serious physical or mora…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-16

Where the wearing of a mobile anti-collision device provided for in article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code is requested by either of the parties, any information relating to the family situation shall be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-11

…d of the financial year.Between the mandating deadline set in the last paragraph of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on local tax rates provided for in the article 1639 A du code général…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1157-3

…act that a woman who obstructs the delivery of the joint acknowledgement referred to in Article 342-11 of the Civil Code to the civil registrar incurs liability, and the possibility of having this ack…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-5

The applicant who requests, pursuant to the 6° of article 515-11 of the Civil Code, authorisation to conceal his domicile or residence is exempt from indicating the address in his document instituting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11

…amount of which is defined by decree within the limit of the ceiling referred to in article L. 6323-11-1. A collective agreement at company or group level or, failing this, a branch agreement may prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-11

…the legal entity and exercises the powers devolved to it by the second paragraph of article L. 631-11. If he is unable to act or has ceased his duties, he is replaced under the conditions set out in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-11

…employee claims, maintenance claims and claims mentioned in 1° to 3° of I and II of article L. 643-11 may not be written off. The debts written off shall be mentioned in the closing judgment.Debts en…

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