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Showing 20312040 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11-1

I.-Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of article 515-11 has been ordered, the family court judge may order a prohibition on approaching the plaintiff at less than a certain distance, which he or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119-3

…led with the town hall of its registered office. The declaration provided for in article R. 322-106-11 is filed at the town hall of the municipality in which the head office of the acquiring or new co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-2

Services other than the certification of accounts that are not mentioned in II of Article L. 822-11 and in I of article L. 822-11-1 may be provided by the statutory auditor or the members of the netwo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L23-11-4

…em into the beneficiaries' company savings plan under the conditions set out in the article L. 3332-11 du code du travail. It deducts from this amount the sums needed to pay the resulting tax and soci…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-1

…dismissal, to the damages and interest provided for in articles L. 1235-2 to L. 1235-5 and L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-13 of the Labour Code in the event of termination of an employment contract. Failure t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-3

…well as the compensation of employee representatives, under the conditions defined in article L. 23-114-1, and the compensation of employer representatives are financed exclusively by the appropriatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-2

…ave been committed as part of an organised gang, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-11 is increased to seven years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-115-1

…nd working conditions committee in application of the eighth paragraph of 1 of I of article L. 1432-11 in regional health agencies with at least 200 employees.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-1

…owed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-11 is increased to three years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-11-2

…te diploma in operating theatres may take part in the acts and activities mentioned in article R. 4311-11-1 under the conditions defined therein, in the presence of a nurse holding the State diploma i…

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