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Showing 28512860 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36

…is made up of five qualified individuals appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 321-21 and six representatives of the profession elected under the conditions defined in this paragra…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notarial mandate

Article 490

…erogation from Article 1988, the mandate, even if conceived in general terms, includes all property acts that the guardian has the power to perform alone or with authorisation. However, the mandatary…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-38

…by the government addressed, shall be released and may not be recaptured, either in respect of the acts for which he was extradited, or in respect of earlier acts, unless, within thirty days of his r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-16

In the case of a minor, if the holders of parental authority fail to act, the juvenile court judge, acting as a sentence enforcement judge, appoints the attending physician, under the same conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6364-3

…to the cumulative amount of the global operating allocation paid to the commune of Saint-Martin in 2007, pursuant to articles L. 2334-7, L. 2334-13, L. 2334-14-1, L. 2563-3 and L. 2563-4. As from 200…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-4

A single act of representation constitutes the process by which, for the purpose of representation to the public, a broadcasting organisation, from the national territory or the territory of another M…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary Title: Publication, effects and application of laws in general

Article 1

Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force on the date they specify or, failing that, on the day following their publication. However,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Actions to supplement shares

Article 890

An action in complement of share is admitted against any act, whatever its denomination, the object of which is to put an end to indivision between co-partitioners. The action is no longer admitted wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5334-1

The act of inserting an offer of employment or an offer of work at home, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 5331-3, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 37,500 euros. The a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to certain group provident and insurance operations.

Article A441-4

I. - The calculations of the theoretical mathematical provision referred to in Article R. 441-21 and the distribution of rights referred to in Article R. 441-27 are carried out using the mortality tab…

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