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Showing 1201–1210 of 50871 articles for “Art. 1341-2 · Cass. com. 12 January 1988”

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-12

At least fifteen days before the date of the consultation, the employer shall notify the employees of the draft agreement and the organisational arrangements defined in application of article R. 2232-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4352-12

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-124

…are or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inheritance, the liquidation of community pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-12

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-12

Under the conditions they determine, the articles of association of a société européenne which does not intend to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special allowance agreement for older workers

Article R5123-12

The agreement referred to in 2° of article L. 5123-2 may provide for the allocation of a special allowance for older workers made redundant for economic reasons who, in accordance with the procedures…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-121

…ing to apply to these forests one of the sustainable management guarantees mentioned in articles L. 124-1 and L. 124-3 of the same code.Proof of compliance with the conditions mentioned in 2° of artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-12

Any sentencing decision transmitted pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of recognition and enforcement on French territory or that of another Member State or any request for transit shall be acc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122

…for human use classified in one of the categories subject to restricted prescription by article R. 5121-77, benefiting from a marketing authorisation, necessary to avoid unacceptable suffering for the…

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