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Showing 14911500 of 27157 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-10-2007 n° 05-22.023

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investigation of the request for expert appraisal

Article R7343-103

The Director General of the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority shall notify the organisations that submitted the request and the expert of his reasoned decision. He shall also inform the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-9

If a summons to pay has already been published, there is no need to publish a new summons for the same property. However, if the new summons presented to the Land Registry includes more property than…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-99

The company is terminated in the cases provided for in Article 1844-7 of the Civil Code. The early dissolution provided for in 4° of this article is decided under the majority conditions required for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-10

Communes déléguées (delegated communes) taking the name and territorial boundaries of all the former communes from which the new commune is formed are established within the new commune, except where…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding bodies

Article L742-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-9

For the purposes of investigating and establishing infringements, samples are taken by authorised agents in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 512-10 to R. 512-23.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-5

As soon as possible, victims undergo a personalised assessment to determine whether they need specific protection measures during the criminal proceedings. The authority interviewing the victim will c…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-10

The organiser or retailer shall make the refunds required under II and III of article L. 211-14 or, under I of article L. 211-14, refund all payments made by the traveller or on his behalf less the ap…

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