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Showing 27412750 of 65949 articles for Art. 1216 al. 2 et 3 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 n° 15-17.394 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 4 May 2010 n° 09-13.118

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Directors elected or appointed by employees

Article R225-34-4

The time devoted to training directors elected by the general meeting of shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 is d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-4

The duties of a member of the Management Board are performed free of charge.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-3

…cise the option to renounce their French nationality in the cases provided for in Articles 18-1, 19-4 and 22-3.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the sports agent's licence

Article R222-15

…tractual matters as well as in the field of insurance and that of physical and sporting activities; 2° A second test to assess the candidate's knowledge of the regulations laid down by the relevant de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-3

In order to implement the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the manager of a collective crèche or a day nursery must ensure the presence of educators of young children on the establishment's team in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Unavailability, early release and delivery of sums

Article L3334-15

Without prejudice to the cases of early release provided for in article L. 3334-14, the sums or values registered in the participants' accounts are paid out in the form of a life annuity acquired for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 470-2

The criminal court may not acquit the accused on the basis of one of the grounds of lack of criminal responsibility provided for by articles 122-2,122-3,122-4,122-5 and 122-7 of the Penal Code only af…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-4

…ations that have been delegated responsibility for the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64 lay down the safety rules allowing the practice of persons who cannot provide t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-15

I.-It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros to carry out or cause to be carried out one or more voluntary sales of furniture by public auction:1° If the operator organis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-15

When the employer decides to dismiss an employee for economic reasons, whether as an individual or as part of a mass redundancy scheme involving less than ten employees within the same thirty-day peri…

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