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Showing 921930 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1158

…he contractual representative's authority in connection with an act which he is about to enter into may request the principal in writing to confirm, within a period which he shall specify and which mu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1518 E

…would have been established for that same year without application of A of XVI of Article 34 of Law no. 2010-1658 of 29 December 2010 on amending finance for 2010, in the version in force on 31 Decemb…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

…of sub-section 3 of this section and the authorised and sworn agents mentioned in article L. 331-14 may record acts likely to constitute infringements provided for in articles L. 335-2, L. 335-3, L. 3…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-15

…he new filing is made with the authorised body that received the initial filing; in other cases, it may be made with an authorised body. The new deposit is accompanied by a written declaration by whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-15

…been drawn up, is irregular.The employee is entitled to compensation payable by the employer, which may not be less than one month's gross salary, without prejudice to redundancy pay and compensation…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Restriction of the seized person's rights

Article R321-15

…r inarticle 314-6 of the French Criminal Code. If the circumstances justify it, the execution judge may, at the request of the pursuing creditor or the debtor, authorise the performance of certain act…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-15

The requisition for the purpose of selling the property by auction may be contested by summons to appear before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the property is located.This summons must,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-15

…se pharmacy of a health establishment by virtue of article R. 5126-13 , cosmetic surgery facilities may have an in-house pharmacy under the conditions provided for in article L. 5126-1 and articles R.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-4

…performance of their duties, all officers of the national police force or the national gendarmerie may be authorised not to be identified by their first and last names in the procedural documents def…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-15

I.-For the duration of the clinical investigation involving an intervention on the patient which is not justified by the patient's usual care and which exposes the patient to risks and constraints whi…

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