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Showing 47114720 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-4-2

For the application of article L. 2334-23-2: 1° The data to be taken into account is assessed, unless otherwise stated, on 1st January of the year in respect of which the apportionment is made; 2° The…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-44

…he average of individual increases received during such leave by employees in the same professional category or, failing that, by the average of individual increases in the company.This rule does not…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-5

…ent, the sentence enforcement court, on the advice of a commission of five judges from the Court of Cassation responsible for assessing whether there are grounds for terminating the application of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-1

…election of the nine elected members of the Board of Directors: 1° College of administrative, technical, research or training engineers; 2° College of professors or equivalent; 3° College of staff res…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-26

The vocational training referred to in 2° of Article D. 314-23 as well as the continuing education referred to in Article D. 314-25 : 1° Their purpose is to enable people to acquire legal, economic an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-36

Where, on the one hand, the request for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least thr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article D5424-7

The provisions of articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19 are applicable: 1° To workers belonging to the professional activities mentioned by decree no. 59-534 of 9 April 1959 relating to the nomenclature of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-33

When, in application of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 6122-10, the Regional Health Agency issues an injunction under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 6122-27, the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-14

…to renew the lease. However, the lessor must, subject to the exceptions set out in articles L. 145-17 et seq, pay the evicted tenant a so-called eviction indemnity equal to the loss caused by the fai…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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