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Showing 17511760 of 3114 articles for Art. CA Versailles 25 octobre 1990

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R6223-39

If the constitution of reserves or the release of capital gains so permit, the share capital is periodically increased. The shares created in this way are allocated to the members, including those who…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-11

…rt and the accompanying documents transmitted to the court already seised by the parties of an application relating to the exercise of parental authority, pursuant to Article 29(3) of Council Regulati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

…section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L. 5422-25, are the subject of agreements concluded between representative employers' and employees' organis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-10

…ced to a custodial sentence ordered by the trial court or by the sentence enforcement judge in application of the provisions of articles 138 and 723-7 of this code and articles 132-25 and 132-26 of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-27

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-10

Failure to pay a 25% increase in salary for each hour of overtime worked in excess of one tenth of the duration stipulated in the contract, in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3123-21 and L. 31…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-109

…s of the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor at the court of appeal, including for the application of Articles 12,12-1,225 and 229-1 of this code and for the exercise of remedies. Article 30,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A ter

…ional des Forêts must, before 1 January of the first year in respect of which the exemption is applicable, make a declaration to the tax department together with the necessary supporting documents, in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L775-38

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-4

…city, identify and provide proof of unlawful handling of the medicinal product. This replacement is carried out without opening the immediate packaging as defined in 3° of article R. 5121-1 and in com…

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