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Showing 33713380 of 31248 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 5 Oct. 2022 – no. 19-23.508

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

I. - By way of derogation from Article 509-2, applications for the recognition or establishment of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-1

…and companies register, will not be made public pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 232-25 of the French Commercial Code and the second paragraph of Article L. 524-6-6 of the Rural and Mari…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

…f funds from the contributions mentioned in I of article L. 6131-4 and articles L. 6331-48, L. 6331-53 and L. 6331-65 dedicated to the financing of vocational training, according to the conditions for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-5-2

…ater resources is the subject of a deliberation by the public person mentioned in article L. 2224-7-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-5-2

…m the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033703443

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-5-1

…m the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033703443

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-18

…ees exercise the powers entrusted to the social and economic committee pursuant to Articles L. 1233-57-15 to L. 1233-57-17, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20, within the limits of the powers entrusted t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Secure surveillance and secure detention

Article R53-8-50

…informed, in order to apply, where applicable, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 706-53-19.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-5

When the standard counterfoil receipt provided for in Article A. 37-27-1 is issued by an automated system involving the printing of sheets to be given to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-7

…e applies in the event of the detention of a person pursuant to articles 133-1,141-4,709-1-1and 716-5.

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