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Showing 821830 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-18

…l set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-16; 2° The conditions under which goods likely to infringe a copyright or related right, as provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-18

…e Conseil d'Etat: 1° Where necessary, the terms and conditions of practice and professional rules ; 2° The operation of the commission referred to in articles L. 4241-7 and L. 4241-14 and the conditio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1843-5

In addition to the action for compensation for loss suffered personally, one or more partners may bring the corporate action for liability against the managing partners. The plaintiffs are entitled to…

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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 1873-14

The option to acquire or allocate lapses if its beneficiary has not exercised it by notifying the surviving undivided co-owners and the heirs of the predeceased within one month of the day on which he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-18

…under the conditions provided for in article 4 of article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) n° 1435 / 2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society, the possibility to provide i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-18

…stem of governance, in particular: a) in their risk management system referred to in Article L. 354-2 and in their decision-making processes; b) in their processes for assessing and allocating economi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-18

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to Article L. 5217-10-14 are as follows:I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account :1° Tables summarising the status…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D783-18

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D782-18

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 Augu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-182

…gard to the purge offer, half the fees provided for the amicable distribution by Article A. 444-180;2° With regard to the overbid resale procedure, the fees provided for by Article A. 444-180;3° With…

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