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Showing 20412050 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of preferred film production creditors

Article L312-4

…e exercise of these rights being subject to the declaration of claim provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code.In this case, however, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L341-26

…rdised Information Sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7 and the second paragraph of Article L. 313-24 or the pre-contractual information mentioned in the second paragraph of article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Facilities for the disabled.

Article L6222-37

…4, relating to the employer's training obligations; 6° And the second paragraph of article L. 6222-24, relating to the length of working hours in the company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-6

…to the person responsible for the product to provide it with the information referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R2352-18

…spute is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25 .However, the dispute is lodged: 1° Within a period of fifteen days from the no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R2372-18

…spute is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25. However, the dispute is lodged: 1° Within a period of fifteen days from the no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-70

…se's option to acquire or allocate the predeceased's own property or to take joint property (number 24 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-22

…nd examined in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in Article R. 4351-24. The Prefect acknowledges receipt of the application within one month of its receipt and, where a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the jury

Article R2162-25

…competitions organised by purchasers other than those mentioned in articles R. 2162-23 and R. 2162-24, the members of the jury are appointed according to the rules specific to each establishment.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-37

If the lender or lessor fails to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 313-38 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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