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Showing 33513360 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-12

…ion proceedings automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recover all of their claims and securities, less any sums collecte…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1391

…d for in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure shall be exercised in accordance with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-22-1

The preimplantation diagnosis referred to in Article L. 2131-4 may only be carried out if the applicant, whether the couple or the unmarried woman, fulfils the conditions required for the implementati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-2

…of article L. 351-3 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "of article 8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte".

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-4

…en all the sums paid to the judicial representative by the institutions mentioned in Article L. 143-11-4of the Labour Code, pursuant to the tenth paragraph of Article L. 143-11-7 of said Code, have be…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO ENTRY INTO FRANCE

Article L821-2

…he rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) or in Article L. 311-1, to refuse to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations in the case provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-24

…I of Book I of the regulatory part of the Code du Domaine de l'Etat and to the provisions of Decree No. 86-455 of 14 March 1986 relating to the abolition of property transaction and architecture commi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-42

…which this sum is due to the victim.In the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 211-11, the amounts claimed are provisional only if the third party payer expressly states this.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-28-1

…s period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification provided for in 1° of article R. 712-11 until the declaration is regularised.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-23-1

…712-4 until the decision ruling on the latter or by the notification provided for in Article R. 712-11 until the application is regularised.

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