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Showing 34813490 of 56586 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12-1-1967 n° 65-10.196

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-17

Copies of the judge's decisions may only be issued to the applicant, the parents and, where applicable, the ad hoc administrator. Interested minors who have reached the age of majority may obtain copi…

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

Article 1440-1

In the event of refusal or silence maintained for two months from the date of the request, the president of the judicial court or, if the refusal emanates from a registrar, the president of the court…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General terms and conditions of contracts

Article L251-1

…tories: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 218-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 218-2 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article D6325-15

The salary may not be less than 55% of the minimum growth wage for beneficiaries aged under twenty-one and 70% of the minimum growth wage for beneficiaries aged twenty-one and over. These salaries may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-1

The net income of a UCITS comprises net income, realised capital gains and losses net of costs and net unrealised capital gains and losses. Net income is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, prem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special control rules.

Article L1246-1

In the entertainment, cultural action, audiovisual, film production and sound recording publishing sectors, the control agents mentioned in article L. 8112-1 as well as the agents of the Centre nation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-16

In an emergency, the representative of the State may: 1° Have the owner or, failing that, the operator of the building concerned carry out, at the owner's or operator's expense, the surveys and diagno…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contribution and management

Article R6332-77-1

The cash available to a non-salaried employee training insurance fund at 31 December of a given financial year may not exceed one third of the amount of expenses recognised during the same financial y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-16

The maximum allowances voted by the departmental councils for the actual performance of the duties of departmental councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation

Article D2341-1

Video-conference meetings of the European Works Council on the basis of Article L. 2341-12 are held under the conditions laid down in Articles D. 2325-1-1 et seq.

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