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Showing 35013510 of 10617 articles for Art. Form 2044

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 748

…the foreign authority. The same shall apply to costs resulting from the application of a particular form of proceeding at the request of the issuing court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-45

…hibits or documents in the hands of the French authorities, the request shall be transmitted in the forms provided for in articles 696-8 and 696-9. The request will be followed up, unless there are sp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-6

Members' shares are always in registered form. Where they are negotiable, they are transferred with the approval of the Board of Directors. If the banque populaire is set up as a société à capital var…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Tips.

Article L3244-1

…stablishments where tipping is practised, all collections made "for service" by the employer in the form of a mandatory percentage added to customers' bills or otherwise, as well as all sums voluntari…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-3

…ed to in article 821-1 must first submit electronically, between 1 September and 31 October 2021, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée containing a description of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Communication of sub-contracts to the purchaser

Article R2393-23

Any contractor who, fifteen days after having been given formal notice in writing to do so, fails to communicate the sub-contracts to the purchaser, shall incur a penalty equal to one thousandth of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-38

…iginals if this deed is in private agreement, or of a copy if it has been drawn up in authenticated form.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment, compensation for damages and forced execution

Article R623-26

…dicial court, with a view to the hearing set pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 623-8, in the form laid down for incidental claims and within the time limit set by the judge for referring the ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 : Obligations specific to the registration formality

Article 853

…administrative authorities are required, each time they present deeds, judgments or rulings for the formality of registration, to file with the tax department a summary slip of these deeds, judgments…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-28

…ncerning the majority shareholding of local and regional authorities and the public limited company form.

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